Decatur Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Decatur Area | Alabama | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 59,168, 100% | 1,842,174 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 12,688, 21.44%, see rank | 29.16% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,304, 8.96%, see rank | 7.18% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 39,741, 67.17%, see rank | 61.92% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 164, 0.28%, see rank | 0.21% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,025, 1.73%, see rank | 1.11% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 80, 0.14%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 166, 0.28%, see rank | 0.31% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Decatur Area | Alabama | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 59,499, 100% | 1,837,576 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 13,667, 22.97%, see rank | 30.54% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,031, 10.14%, see rank | 8.07% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 38,481, 64.68%, see rank | 59.62% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 320, 0.54%, see rank | 0.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 2, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 834, 1.40%, see rank | 1.18% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 2, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 53, 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 109, 0.18%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Decatur Area | Alabama | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 59,787, 100% | 1,821,210 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 13,836, 23.14%, see rank | 32.56% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,816, 13.07%, see rank | 9.21% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 36,971, 61.84%, see rank | 56.48% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 397, 0.66%, see rank | 0.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 2, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 667, 1.12%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 3, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 13, 0.02%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 82, 0.14%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Decatur Area | Alabama | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 59,787, 100% | 1,819,441 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 14,274, 23.87%, see rank | 33.75% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,187, 13.69%, see rank | 9.93% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 35,964, 60.15%, see rank | 54.56% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 506, 0.85%, see rank | 0.31% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 3, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 735, 1.23%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 11, 0.02%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 101, 0.17%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.88% |
* 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.
