Hampden County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Hampden County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 177,736, 100% | 2,538,485 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 85,272, 47.98%, see rank | 49.70% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,485, 2.52%, see rank | 2.86% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 31,245, 17.58%, see rank | 14.23% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 49,867, 28.06%, see rank | 30.36% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 213, 0.12%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,479, 2.52%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 47, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,596, 0.90%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 532, 0.30%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Hampden County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 177,756, 100% | 2,525,694 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 83,354, 46.89%, see rank | 48.52% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,062, 2.29%, see rank | 2.58% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 28,997, 16.31%, see rank | 13.69% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 55,611, 31.29%, see rank | 32.78% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 176, 0.10%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,623, 2.04%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,535, 0.86%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 385, 0.22%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Hampden County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 177,725, 100% | 2,512,552 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 83,242, 46.84%, see rank | 47.48% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,946, 2.22%, see rank | 2.55% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 27,923, 15.71%, see rank | 13.27% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 58,153, 32.72%, see rank | 34.58% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 188, 0.11%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,677, 1.51%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 40, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,197, 0.67%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 359, 0.20%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Hampden County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 176,909, 100% | 2,465,654 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 81,803, 46.24%, see rank | 46.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,799, 2.15%, see rank | 2.56% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 27,449, 15.52%, see rank | 12.99% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 59,766, 33.78%, see rank | 35.57% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 202, 0.11%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,403, 1.36%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 85, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,085, 0.61%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 317, 0.18%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Hampden County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 175,288, 100% | 2,443,580 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 77,203, 44.04%, see rank | 43.89% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,772, 2.72%, see rank | 2.63% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 27,516, 15.70%, see rank | 12.42% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 62,374, 35.58%, see rank | 39.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 201, 0.11%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,827, 1.04%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 20, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 845, 0.48%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 530, 0.30%, 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.
