King County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| King County | Washington | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 808,729, 100% | 2,645,396 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 362,654, 44.84%, see rank | 35.08% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,919, 1.35%, see rank | 3.08% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 384,165, 47.50%, see rank | 53.93% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 32,658, 4.04%, see rank | 2.50% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 116, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
Wood | 9,786, 1.21%, see rank | 4.39% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 217, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 4,117, 0.51%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 4,097, 0.51%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| King County | Washington | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 796,555, 100% | 2,619,995 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 361,985, 45.44%, see rank | 35.49% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,516, 1.32%, see rank | 3.25% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 369,202, 46.35%, see rank | 52.97% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 37,415, 4.70%, see rank | 2.89% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 232, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
Wood | 10,026, 1.26%, see rank | 4.46% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 257, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 4,157, 0.52%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 2,765, 0.35%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| King County | Washington | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 781,977, 100% | 2,577,375 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 351,353, 44.93%, see rank | 35.34% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 11,569, 1.48%, see rank | 3.46% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 360,625, 46.12%, see rank | 52.39% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 41,742, 5.34%, see rank | 3.39% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 251, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
Wood | 9,940, 1.27%, see rank | 4.51% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 180, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 3,581, 0.46%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 2,736, 0.35%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| King County | Washington | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 767,486, 100% | 2,512,327 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 346,057, 45.09%, see rank | 35.35% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 11,625, 1.51%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 348,890, 45.46%, see rank | 51.89% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 44,465, 5.79%, see rank | 3.72% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 177, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
Wood | 10,029, 1.31%, see rank | 4.57% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 222, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 3,628, 0.47%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 2,393, 0.31%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| King County | Washington | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 710,916, 100% | 2,271,398 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 306,189, 43.07%, see rank | 32.88% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,817, 1.38%, see rank | 3.06% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 322,601, 45.38%, see rank | 52.93% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 58,453, 8.22%, see rank | 5.58% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 58, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
Wood | 8,061, 1.13%, see rank | 4.71% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 82, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 4,008, 0.56%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 1,647, 0.23%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.