Dauphin County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 109,027, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 38,353, 35.18%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,581, 3.28%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 36,826, 33.78%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 25,463, 23.35%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,658, 1.52%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,008, 1.84%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 16, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 662, 0.61%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 460, 0.42%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 107,996, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 36,824, 34.10%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,361, 3.11%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 35,372, 32.75%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 27,841, 25.78%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,573, 1.46%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,958, 1.81%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 32, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 674, 0.62%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 361, 0.33%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 107,808, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 36,533, 33.89%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,517, 3.26%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 33,556, 31.13%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 29,693, 27.54%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,720, 1.60%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,556, 1.44%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 22, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 788, 0.73%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 423, 0.39%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 105,259, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 35,010, 33.26%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,448, 3.28%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 31,995, 30.40%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 30,554, 29.03%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,757, 1.67%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,291, 1.23%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 49, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 720, 0.68%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 435, 0.41%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 102,670, 100% | 4,777,003 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 31,106, 30.30%, see rank | 51.35% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,596, 2.53%, see rank | 3.04% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 29,983, 29.20%, see rank | 16.47% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 35,123, 34.21%, see rank | 25.48% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,882, 1.83%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 809, 0.79%, see rank | 1.59% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 24, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 879, 0.86%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 268, 0.26%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.
