District of Columbia Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | District of Columbia | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 267,415 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 158,089 | 59.12%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,497 | 0.93%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 96,194 | 35.97%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,556 | 2.45%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 44 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 26 | 0.01%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 127 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,357 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 2,525 | 0.94%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | District of Columbia | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 261,192 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 161,857 | 61.97%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,443 | 0.94%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 85,799 | 32.85%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,765 | 2.97%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 58 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 55 | 0.02%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 17 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,364 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,834 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | District of Columbia | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 257,317 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 163,727 | 63.63%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,925 | 1.14%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 77,900 | 30.27%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,407 | 3.66%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 68 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 65 | 0.03%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 10 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,310 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,905 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | District of Columbia | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 250,723 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 160,531 | 64.03%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,959 | 1.18%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 73,873 | 29.46%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,024 | 4.00%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 84 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 168 | 0.07%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 19 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,326 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,739 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | District of Columbia | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 248,338 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 162,467 | 65.42%, see rank | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,408 | 1.78%, see rank | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 60,016 | 24.17%, see rank | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 17,047 | 6.86%, see rank | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 69 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.14% |
| Wood | 89 | 0.04%, see rank | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 56 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,713 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 2,473 | 1.00%, 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.
