Durham Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Durham Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 206,783, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 70,424, 34.06%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 16,137, 7.80%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 112,809, 54.55%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,082, 1.49%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 27, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,375, 1.63%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 119, 0.06%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 301, 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 509, 0.25%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Durham Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 201,345, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 69,158, 34.35%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 17,250, 8.57%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 106,755, 53.02%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,930, 1.95%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 21, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,405, 1.69%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 135, 0.07%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 223, 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 468, 0.23%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Durham Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 195,551, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 67,237, 34.38%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 18,188, 9.30%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 100,220, 51.25%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,373, 2.75%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 31, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,519, 1.80%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 214, 0.11%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 282, 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 487, 0.25%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Durham Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 191,293, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 67,024, 35.04%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 18,300, 9.57%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 96,025, 50.20%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,773, 3.02%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 15, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,223, 1.68%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 198, 0.10%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 224, 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 511, 0.27%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
