Ithaca Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Ithaca Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 38,340, 100% | 7,255,528 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 20,092, 52.40%, see rank | 56.12% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,008, 10.45%, see rank | 3.36% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 6,781, 17.69%, see rank | 10.26% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,103, 10.70%, see rank | 26.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 504, 1.31%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,264, 5.91%, see rank | 2.04% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 472, 1.23%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 107, 0.28%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Ithaca Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 38,545, 100% | 7,230,896 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 19,242, 49.92%, see rank | 54.92% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,103, 10.64%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 6,999, 18.16%, see rank | 9.44% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,713, 12.23%, see rank | 28.80% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 600, 1.56%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,353, 6.10%, see rank | 1.96% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 15, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 445, 1.15%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 75, 0.19%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Ithaca Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 38,446, 100% | 7,205,740 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 19,459, 50.61%, see rank | 53.35% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,232, 11.01%, see rank | 3.13% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 6,862, 17.85%, see rank | 8.86% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,816, 12.53%, see rank | 31.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 597, 1.55%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,032, 5.29%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 11, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 297, 0.77%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 140, 0.36%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Ithaca Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 37,807, 100% | 7,137,013 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 19,444, 51.43%, see rank | 52.57% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,107, 10.86%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 6,804, 18.00%, see rank | 8.64% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,757, 12.58%, see rank | 32.47% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 546, 1.44%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,763, 4.66%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 8, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 257, 0.68%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 121, 0.32%, see rank | 0.51% | 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.
