Dover Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Dover Area | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 59,142, 100% | 339,046 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 24,808, 41.95%, see rank | 40.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,040, 13.59%, see rank | 10.27% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 15,733, 26.60%, see rank | 31.91% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 8,520, 14.41%, see rank | 15.26% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 172, 0.29%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,202, 2.03%, see rank | 0.98% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 445, 0.75%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 204, 0.34%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Dover Area | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 57,816, 100% | 334,076 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 22,504, 38.92%, see rank | 40.19% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,074, 15.69%, see rank | 10.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 14,891, 25.76%, see rank | 29.95% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,410, 16.28%, see rank | 17.02% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 137, 0.24%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,327, 2.30%, see rank | 1.06% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 4, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 305, 0.53%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 164, 0.28%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Dover Area | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 57,396, 100% | 331,639 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 21,991, 38.31%, see rank | 39.22% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,105, 15.86%, see rank | 11.27% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 14,395, 25.08%, see rank | 29.17% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,108, 17.61%, see rank | 18.61% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 242, 0.42%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,119, 1.95%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 271, 0.47%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 165, 0.29%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Dover Area | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 56,740, 100% | 325,160 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 21,114, 37.21%, see rank | 39.18% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,110, 16.06%, see rank | 11.34% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 13,839, 24.39%, see rank | 28.44% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,047, 19.47%, see rank | 19.37% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 254, 0.45%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,002, 1.77%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 220, 0.39%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 154, 0.27%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.88% |
* 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.
