Harrisburg, Carlisle Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Harrisburg, Carlisle Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 222,939, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 67,501, 30.28%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,784, 3.94%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 78,192, 35.07%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 54,772, 24.57%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 3,557, 1.60%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 7,750, 3.48%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 61, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,482, 0.66%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 840, 0.38%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Harrisburg, Carlisle Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 220,932, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 65,960, 29.86%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,297, 3.76%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 74,828, 33.87%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 58,696, 26.57%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 3,719, 1.68%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 7,388, 3.34%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 55, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,389, 0.63%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 600, 0.27%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Harrisburg, Carlisle Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 219,490, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 64,506, 29.39%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,224, 3.75%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 71,562, 32.60%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 62,970, 28.69%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 3,874, 1.77%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 6,284, 2.86%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 49, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,418, 0.65%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 603, 0.27%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Harrisburg, Carlisle Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 213,152, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 61,854, 29.02%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,155, 3.83%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 67,235, 31.54%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 64,352, 30.19%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 3,781, 1.77%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,605, 2.63%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 83, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,317, 0.62%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 770, 0.36%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.88% |
* 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.
