Erie County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Erie County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 381,783, 100% | 7,255,528 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 339,725, 88.98%, see rank | 56.12% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,201, 1.62%, see rank | 3.36% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 22,934, 6.01%, see rank | 10.26% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,616, 1.73%, see rank | 26.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 219, 0.06%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,445, 0.90%, see rank | 2.04% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,631, 0.43%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 999, 0.26%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Erie County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 379,980, 100% | 7,230,896 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 337,423, 88.80%, see rank | 54.92% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,290, 1.66%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 22,259, 5.86%, see rank | 9.44% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,403, 1.95%, see rank | 28.80% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 324, 0.09%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,010, 1.06%, see rank | 1.96% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,549, 0.41%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 722, 0.19%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Erie County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 378,080, 100% | 7,205,740 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 335,898, 88.84%, see rank | 53.35% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,638, 1.76%, see rank | 3.13% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 21,222, 5.61%, see rank | 8.86% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,956, 2.10%, see rank | 31.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 337, 0.09%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,114, 1.09%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,357, 0.36%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 558, 0.15%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Erie County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 380,565, 100% | 7,137,013 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 339,645, 89.25%, see rank | 52.57% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,849, 1.80%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 19,951, 5.24%, see rank | 8.64% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,884, 2.07%, see rank | 32.47% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 323, 0.08%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,079, 1.07%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,308, 0.34%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 517, 0.14%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Erie County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 380,873, 100% | 7,056,860 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 343,172, 90.10%, see rank | 51.75% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,944, 1.56%, see rank | 3.37% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 19,377, 5.09%, see rank | 8.72% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,841, 2.06%, see rank | 33.11% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 162, 0.04%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 2,237, 0.59%, see rank | 1.17% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 36, 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,527, 0.40%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 577, 0.15%, see rank | 0.66% | 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.
