Franklin County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Franklin County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 30,390, 100% | 2,538,485 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 4,936, 16.24%, see rank | 49.70% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,253, 7.41%, see rank | 2.86% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 3,445, 11.34%, see rank | 14.23% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,787, 48.66%, see rank | 30.36% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 69, 0.23%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,186, 13.77%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 24, 0.08%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 589, 1.94%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 101, 0.33%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Franklin County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 30,472, 100% | 2,525,694 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 4,716, 15.48%, see rank | 48.52% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,120, 6.96%, see rank | 2.58% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 3,203, 10.51%, see rank | 13.69% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 15,656, 51.38%, see rank | 32.78% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 101, 0.33%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,164, 13.67%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 15, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 417, 1.37%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 80, 0.26%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Franklin County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 30,447, 100% | 2,512,552 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 4,649, 15.27%, see rank | 47.48% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,059, 6.76%, see rank | 2.55% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 3,105, 10.20%, see rank | 13.27% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 16,331, 53.64%, see rank | 34.58% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 127, 0.42%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,797, 12.47%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 17, 0.06%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 306, 1.01%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 56, 0.18%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Franklin County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 29,948, 100% | 2,465,654 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 4,526, 15.11%, see rank | 46.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,096, 7.00%, see rank | 2.56% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 3,055, 10.20%, see rank | 12.99% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 16,324, 54.51%, see rank | 35.57% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 141, 0.47%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,479, 11.62%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 22, 0.07%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 282, 0.94%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 23, 0.08%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Franklin County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 29,466, 100% | 2,443,580 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 3,615, 12.27%, see rank | 43.89% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,018, 6.85%, see rank | 2.63% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 3,421, 11.61%, see rank | 12.42% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 17,727, 60.16%, see rank | 39.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 58, 0.20%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 2,411, 8.18%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 29, 0.10%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 153, 0.52%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 34, 0.12%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.
