Kent County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Kent County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 68,428, 100% | 409,569 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 33,068, 48.33%, see rank | 51.13% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,377, 2.01%, see rank | 2.34% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 5,878, 8.59%, see rank | 9.15% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 26,354, 38.51%, see rank | 34.82% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 31, 0.05%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,410, 2.06%, see rank | 1.75% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 216, 0.32%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 73, 0.11%, see rank | 0.26% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Kent County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 68,722, 100% | 410,639 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 32,391, 47.13%, see rank | 49.86% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,070, 1.56%, see rank | 2.00% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 5,337, 7.77%, see rank | 8.60% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 28,702, 41.77%, see rank | 37.38% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 19, 0.03%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 981, 1.43%, see rank | 1.49% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 16, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 140, 0.20%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 66, 0.10%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Kent County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 69,109, 100% | 410,305 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 32,896, 47.60%, see rank | 48.72% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,116, 1.61%, see rank | 2.13% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 5,255, 7.60%, see rank | 8.13% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 28,697, 41.52%, see rank | 39.21% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 64, 0.09%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 947, 1.37%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 24, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 88, 0.13%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 22, 0.03%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Kent County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 68,762, 100% | 404,227 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 31,828, 46.29%, see rank | 48.20% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,143, 1.66%, see rank | 2.23% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 5,349, 7.78%, see rank | 7.85% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 29,397, 42.75%, see rank | 40.08% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 88, 0.13%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 773, 1.12%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 20, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 132, 0.19%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 32, 0.05%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Kent County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 67,320, 100% | 408,424 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 30,979, 46.02%, see rank | 46.31% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,126, 1.67%, see rank | 2.51% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 4,461, 6.63%, see rank | 7.64% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 29,791, 44.25%, see rank | 42.08% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 76, 0.11%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 584, 0.87%, see rank | 0.88% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 189, 0.28%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 108, 0.16%, see rank | 0.18% | 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.
