Dare County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Dare County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 14,852, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 197, 1.33%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 956, 6.44%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 13,272, 89.36%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 203, 1.37%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 165, 1.11%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 18, 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 41, 0.28%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Dare County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 15,076, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 79, 0.52%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,021, 6.77%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 13,669, 90.67%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 173, 1.15%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 73, 0.48%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 16, 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 45, 0.30%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Dare County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 15,465, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 113, 0.73%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,443, 9.33%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 13,685, 88.49%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 103, 0.67%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 26, 0.17%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 44, 0.28%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 51, 0.33%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Dare County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 15,683, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 88, 0.56%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,439, 9.18%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 13,840, 88.25%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 213, 1.36%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 19, 0.12%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 23, 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 61, 0.39%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Dare County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,690, 100% | 3,132,013 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 106, 0.84%, see rank | 24.19% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,595, 12.57%, see rank | 12.59% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 10,072, 79.37%, see rank | 48.81% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 647, 5.10%, see rank | 11.76% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 132, 1.04%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 23, 0.18%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 115, 0.91%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.69% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
