Dorchester County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 51,450, 100% | 1,795,715 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 8,636, 16.79%, see rank | 23.19% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,289, 2.51%, see rank | 4.45% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 40,824, 79.35%, see rank | 69.42% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 69, 0.13%, see rank | 1.31% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 419, 0.81%, see rank | 1.13% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 22, 0.04%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 54, 0.10%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 137, 0.27%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 49,393, 100% | 1,768,255 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 9,050, 18.32%, see rank | 24.20% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,368, 2.77%, see rank | 4.95% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 38,203, 77.34%, see rank | 67.56% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 273, 0.55%, see rank | 1.75% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 282, 0.57%, see rank | 1.12% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 24, 0.05%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 66, 0.13%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 127, 0.26%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 47,622, 100% | 1,741,994 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 9,129, 19.17%, see rank | 24.92% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,555, 3.27%, see rank | 5.54% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 36,276, 76.17%, see rank | 65.81% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 344, 0.72%, see rank | 2.27% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 168, 0.35%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 3, 0.01%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 147, 0.31%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 42,675, 100% | 1,693,388 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 8,215, 19.25%, see rank | 25.46% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,658, 3.89%, see rank | 6.05% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 32,230, 75.52%, see rank | 64.40% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 311, 0.73%, see rank | 2.59% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 123, 0.29%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 2, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 136, 0.32%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 34,709, 100% | 1,533,854 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 5,804, 16.72%, see rank | 26.24% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,244, 6.47%, see rank | 8.56% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 25,773, 74.25%, see rank | 58.36% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 460, 1.33%, see rank | 5.11% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 283, 0.82%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 17, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 51, 0.15%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 77, 0.22%, see rank | 0.29% | 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.
