Dover, DE Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Dover, DE | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,680, 100% | 339,046 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 7,696, 60.69%, see rank | 40.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 379, 2.99%, see rank | 10.27% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 3,103, 24.47%, see rank | 31.91% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,310, 10.33%, see rank | 15.26% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 78, 0.62%, see rank | 0.98% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 49, 0.39%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 65, 0.51%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Dover, DE | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,472, 100% | 334,076 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 7,305, 58.57%, see rank | 40.19% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 521, 4.18%, see rank | 10.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 3,068, 24.60%, see rank | 29.95% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,450, 11.63%, see rank | 17.02% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 57, 0.46%, see rank | 1.06% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 27, 0.22%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 44, 0.35%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Dover, DE | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 13,046, 100% | 331,639 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 7,785, 59.67%, see rank | 39.22% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 599, 4.59%, see rank | 11.27% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 2,960, 22.69%, see rank | 29.17% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,553, 11.90%, see rank | 18.61% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 62, 0.48%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 39, 0.30%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 48, 0.37%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Dover, DE | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 13,701, 100% | 325,160 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 8,201, 59.86%, see rank | 39.18% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 664, 4.85%, see rank | 11.34% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 3,061, 22.34%, see rank | 28.44% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,627, 11.88%, see rank | 19.37% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 75, 0.55%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 40, 0.29%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 33, 0.24%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Dover, DE | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,513, 100% | 298,736 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 7,283, 58.20%, see rank | 36.80% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 526, 4.20%, see rank | 10.29% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 2,441, 19.51%, see rank | 25.59% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,146, 17.15%, see rank | 25.93% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 21, 0.17%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 52, 0.42%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 22, 0.18%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 16, 0.13%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.
