Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 138,096, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 19,252, 13.94%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,092, 4.41%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 93,184, 67.48%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 13,224, 9.58%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 21, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,349, 3.87%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 24, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 169, 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 781, 0.57%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 138,846, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 20,354, 14.66%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,566, 4.73%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 89,601, 64.53%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 16,143, 11.63%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 25, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,259, 3.79%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 30, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 202, 0.15%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 666, 0.48%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 138,854, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 20,461, 14.74%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,726, 5.56%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 86,272, 62.13%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 18,633, 13.42%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 16, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,917, 3.54%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 15, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 237, 0.17%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 577, 0.42%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 137,276, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 20,801, 15.15%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,461, 6.16%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 82,537, 60.12%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 19,848, 14.46%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 19, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,724, 3.44%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 31, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 289, 0.21%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 566, 0.41%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
