Dorchester County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Dorchester County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 13,419, 100% | 2,155,983 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 1,696, 12.64%, see rank | 44.54% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,310, 9.76%, see rank | 3.17% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 6,592, 49.12%, see rank | 39.67% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,240, 24.14%, see rank | 10.31% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 7, 0.05%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 367, 2.73%, see rank | 1.37% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 133, 0.99%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 74, 0.55%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Dorchester County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 13,569, 100% | 2,138,806 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 1,717, 12.65%, see rank | 44.82% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,450, 10.69%, see rank | 3.21% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 6,647, 48.99%, see rank | 38.74% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,228, 23.79%, see rank | 11.18% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 20, 0.15%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 397, 2.93%, see rank | 1.27% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 56, 0.41%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 54, 0.40%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Dorchester County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 13,347, 100% | 2,121,047 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 1,808, 13.55%, see rank | 45.09% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,572, 11.78%, see rank | 3.32% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 5,845, 43.79%, see rank | 37.58% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,683, 27.59%, see rank | 12.14% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 27, 0.20%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 322, 2.41%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 42, 0.31%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 48, 0.36%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Dorchester County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 13,310, 100% | 2,092,538 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 1,784, 13.40%, see rank | 45.21% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,789, 13.44%, see rank | 3.47% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 5,699, 42.82%, see rank | 36.77% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,659, 27.49%, see rank | 12.71% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 24, 0.18%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 280, 2.10%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 32, 0.24%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 43, 0.32%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Dorchester County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,706, 100% | 1,980,859 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 1,403, 11.04%, see rank | 46.03% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,506, 11.85%, see rank | 3.09% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 4,433, 34.89%, see rank | 33.09% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,059, 39.82%, see rank | 15.99% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 25, 0.20%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 168, 1.32%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 16, 0.13%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 65, 0.51%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 31, 0.24%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
