Forrest County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 27,661, 100% | 1,092,627 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 7,941, 28.71%, see rank | 30.86% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,062, 3.84%, see rank | 12.73% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 18,314, 66.21%, see rank | 54.38% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 22, 0.08%, see rank | 0.13% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 19, 0.07%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 167, 0.60%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 136, 0.49%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 27,964, 100% | 1,087,791 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 8,113, 29.01%, see rank | 31.59% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,330, 4.76%, see rank | 13.68% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 18,158, 64.93%, see rank | 52.60% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 27, 0.10%, see rank | 0.15% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 160, 0.57%, see rank | 1.65% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 49, 0.18%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 127, 0.45%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 28,115, 100% | 1,081,052 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 8,691, 30.91%, see rank | 33.40% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,555, 5.53%, see rank | 15.31% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 17,539, 62.38%, see rank | 49.02% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11, 0.04%, see rank | 0.17% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 190, 0.68%, see rank | 1.74% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 76, 0.27%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 53, 0.19%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 29,666, 100% | 1,085,836 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 9,366, 31.57%, see rank | 33.95% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,641, 5.53%, see rank | 16.12% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 18,284, 61.63%, see rank | 47.61% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 19, 0.06%, see rank | 0.18% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 168, 0.57%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 16, 0.05%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 126, 0.42%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 46, 0.16%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 27,183, 100% | 1,046,434 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 10,740, 39.51%, see rank | 37.18% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,046, 7.53%, see rank | 20.69% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 14,001, 51.51%, see rank | 39.78% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 58, 0.21%, see rank | 0.19% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 5, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 162, 0.60%, see rank | 1.69% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 30, 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 141, 0.52%, see rank | 0.30% | 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.
