Delaware Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Delaware | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 339,046 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 137,178 | 40.46%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 34,804 | 10.27%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 108,181 | 31.91%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 51,755 | 15.26%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 389 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,314 | 0.98%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 119 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 2,151 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,155 | 0.34%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Delaware | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 334,076 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 134,280 | 40.19%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 36,417 | 10.90%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 100,072 | 29.95%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 56,875 | 17.02%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 267 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,555 | 1.06%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 87 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,692 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 831 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Delaware | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 331,639 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 130,068 | 39.22%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 37,385 | 11.27%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 96,749 | 29.17%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 61,716 | 18.61%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 375 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,374 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 34 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,272 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 666 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Delaware | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 325,160 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 127,389 | 39.18%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 36,864 | 11.34%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 92,488 | 28.44%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 62,973 | 19.37%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 411 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,078 | 0.95%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 26 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,251 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 680 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Delaware | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 298,736 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 109,931 | 36.80%, see rank | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 30,753 | 10.29%, see rank | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 76,440 | 25.59%, see rank | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 77,469 | 25.93%, see rank | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 268 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.14% |
| Wood | 2,103 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 71 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,123 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 578 | 0.19%, see rank | 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.
