Kern County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Kern County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 257,737, 100% | 12,617,280 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 181,268, 70.33%, see rank | 65.57% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,488, 4.07%, see rank | 3.16% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 53,141, 20.62%, see rank | 25.76% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 262, 0.10%, see rank | 0.27% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,002, 1.94%, see rank | 1.73% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 443, 0.17%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 3,771, 1.46%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 3,350, 1.30%, see rank | 3.02% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Kern County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 253,178, 100% | 12,466,331 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 182,806, 72.20%, see rank | 66.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 11,142, 4.40%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 49,012, 19.36%, see rank | 24.90% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 349, 0.14%, see rank | 0.29% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 8, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,825, 1.91%, see rank | 1.76% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 164, 0.06%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,743, 1.08%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 2,129, 0.84%, see rank | 2.86% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Kern County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 248,057, 100% | 12,392,852 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 182,488, 73.57%, see rank | 67.43% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 12,031, 4.85%, see rank | 3.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 44,099, 17.78%, see rank | 23.80% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 337, 0.14%, see rank | 0.33% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 7, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,799, 1.93%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 47, 0.02%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 2,363, 0.95%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,886, 0.76%, see rank | 2.89% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Kern County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 239,277, 100% | 12,187,191 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 173,888, 72.67%, see rank | 67.85% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 11,823, 4.94%, see rank | 3.40% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 44,953, 18.79%, see rank | 23.42% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 279, 0.12%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 19, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,740, 1.98%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 77, 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 2,004, 0.84%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,494, 0.62%, see rank | 2.74% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Kern County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 208,652, 100% | 11,502,870 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 150,938, 72.34%, see rank | 70.55% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 13,597, 6.52%, see rank | 3.78% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 38,340, 18.38%, see rank | 21.78% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 152, 0.07%, see rank | 0.32% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 53, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 3,903, 1.87%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 118, 0.06%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 608, 0.29%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 943, 0.45%, see rank | 1.43% | 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.
