Delaware County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Delaware County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 204,571, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 123,682, 60.46%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,986, 1.95%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 36,456, 17.82%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 38,168, 18.66%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 57, 0.03%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 506, 0.25%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,007, 0.49%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 691, 0.34%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Delaware County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 206,021, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 126,183, 61.25%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,810, 1.85%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 32,488, 15.77%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 41,343, 20.07%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 73, 0.04%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 625, 0.30%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 913, 0.44%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 574, 0.28%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Delaware County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 206,542, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 127,098, 61.54%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,470, 1.68%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 29,849, 14.45%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 43,999, 21.30%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 94, 0.05%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 514, 0.25%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 880, 0.43%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 625, 0.30%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Delaware County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 204,481, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 125,750, 61.50%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,490, 1.71%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 27,862, 13.63%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 45,454, 22.23%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 142, 0.07%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 462, 0.23%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 877, 0.43%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 431, 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Delaware County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 206,320, 100% | 4,777,003 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 122,136, 59.20%, see rank | 51.35% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,803, 1.36%, see rank | 3.04% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 25,144, 12.19%, see rank | 16.47% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 54,624, 26.48%, see rank | 25.48% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 96, 0.05%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 126, 0.06%, see rank | 1.59% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 28, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 879, 0.43%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 484, 0.23%, 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.
