Fairfax County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Fairfax County | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 391,794, 100% | 3,041,710 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 225,461, 57.55%, see rank | 33.74% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,981, 1.27%, see rank | 4.51% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 150,362, 38.38%, see rank | 52.28% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 8,731, 2.23%, see rank | 6.01% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 30, 0.01%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 799, 0.20%, see rank | 2.76% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 38, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 518, 0.13%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 874, 0.22%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Fairfax County | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 388,452, 100% | 3,006,219 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 227,807, 58.64%, see rank | 34.14% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,155, 1.33%, see rank | 4.55% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 143,464, 36.93%, see rank | 50.89% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,885, 2.54%, see rank | 7.03% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 32, 0.01%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,018, 0.26%, see rank | 2.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 7, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 402, 0.10%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 682, 0.18%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Fairfax County | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 381,768, 100% | 2,974,481 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 226,755, 59.40%, see rank | 34.66% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,551, 1.19%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 137,352, 35.98%, see rank | 48.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,432, 2.99%, see rank | 8.25% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 17, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 781, 0.20%, see rank | 2.64% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 302, 0.08%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 568, 0.15%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Fairfax County | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 368,239, 100% | 2,936,634 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 218,254, 59.27%, see rank | 34.70% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,184, 1.14%, see rank | 5.08% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 132,330, 35.94%, see rank | 48.05% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,756, 3.19%, see rank | 8.99% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 33, 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 794, 0.22%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 11, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 406, 0.11%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 471, 0.13%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Fairfax County | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 350,714, 100% | 2,699,173 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 205,130, 58.49%, see rank | 34.05% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,296, 0.94%, see rank | 5.13% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 126,494, 36.07%, see rank | 43.67% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,567, 4.15%, see rank | 13.43% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 11, 0.00%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 408, 0.12%, see rank | 2.93% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 30, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 335, 0.10%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 443, 0.13%, see rank | 0.26% | 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.
