Essex County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Essex County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 15,571, 100% | 7,255,528 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 827, 5.31%, see rank | 56.12% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,622, 10.42%, see rank | 3.36% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 2,537, 16.29%, see rank | 10.26% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,672, 49.27%, see rank | 26.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 103, 0.66%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,582, 16.58%, see rank | 2.04% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.06%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 197, 1.27%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 22, 0.14%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Essex County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 16,198, 100% | 7,230,896 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 1,048, 6.47%, see rank | 54.92% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,653, 10.20%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 2,640, 16.30%, see rank | 9.44% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 8,332, 51.44%, see rank | 28.80% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 39, 0.24%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,329, 14.38%, see rank | 1.96% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 11, 0.07%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 129, 0.80%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 17, 0.10%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Essex County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 16,098, 100% | 7,205,740 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 889, 5.52%, see rank | 53.35% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,460, 9.07%, see rank | 3.13% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 2,686, 16.69%, see rank | 8.86% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 8,829, 54.85%, see rank | 31.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 30, 0.19%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,109, 13.10%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 5, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 76, 0.47%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 14, 0.09%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Essex County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 15,639, 100% | 7,137,013 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 794, 5.08%, see rank | 52.57% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,317, 8.42%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 2,606, 16.66%, see rank | 8.64% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,129, 58.37%, see rank | 32.47% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 37, 0.24%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,711, 10.94%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 3, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 32, 0.20%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 10, 0.06%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Essex County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 15,028, 100% | 7,056,860 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 63, 0.42%, see rank | 51.75% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,076, 7.16%, see rank | 3.37% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 2,281, 15.18%, see rank | 8.72% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,435, 69.44%, see rank | 33.11% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 14, 0.09%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,123, 7.47%, see rank | 1.17% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 4, 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 20, 0.13%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 12, 0.08%, 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.
