Essex County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Essex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 277,745, 100% | 3,188,498 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 211,840, 76.27%, see rank | 74.16% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,126, 1.49%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 31,672, 11.40%, see rank | 11.66% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 27,890, 10.04%, see rank | 11.10% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 24, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 99, 0.04%, see rank | 0.44% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 53, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 804, 0.29%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,237, 0.45%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Essex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 277,453, 100% | 3,186,878 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 211,534, 76.24%, see rank | 73.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,823, 1.38%, see rank | 1.98% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 27,303, 9.84%, see rank | 10.96% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 32,770, 11.81%, see rank | 12.48% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 116, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 41, 0.01%, see rank | 0.39% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 767, 0.28%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,093, 0.39%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Essex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 277,426, 100% | 3,176,069 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 207,241, 74.70%, see rank | 72.51% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,793, 1.37%, see rank | 2.05% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 24,551, 8.85%, see rank | 10.55% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 39,882, 14.38%, see rank | 13.98% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 176, 0.06%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 86, 0.03%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 672, 0.24%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,025, 0.37%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Essex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 278,722, 100% | 3,152,877 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 202,549, 72.67%, see rank | 71.71% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,865, 1.39%, see rank | 2.13% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 26,083, 9.36%, see rank | 10.53% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 43,893, 15.75%, see rank | 14.72% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 160, 0.06%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 85, 0.03%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 834, 0.30%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,244, 0.45%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Essex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 283,736, 100% | 3,064,645 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 182,908, 64.46%, see rank | 66.83% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,612, 3.04%, see rank | 2.40% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 27,821, 9.81%, see rank | 10.32% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 60,056, 21.17%, see rank | 19.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 150, 0.05%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 62, 0.02%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 100, 0.04%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,315, 0.82%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,712, 0.60%, see rank | 0.33% | 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.
