Knox County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 17,038, 100% | 553,086 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 135, 0.79%, see rank | 5.45% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,988, 11.67%, see rank | 7.75% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 926, 5.43%, see rank | 4.79% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,197, 65.72%, see rank | 66.66% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 6, 0.04%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,514, 14.76%, see rank | 13.20% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 40, 0.23%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 184, 1.08%, see rank | 1.48% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 48, 0.28%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 16,857, 100% | 553,208 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 139, 0.82%, see rank | 4.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,635, 9.70%, see rank | 6.93% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 982, 5.83%, see rank | 4.62% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,709, 69.46%, see rank | 70.45% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 30, 0.18%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,179, 12.93%, see rank | 11.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 47, 0.28%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 109, 0.65%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 27, 0.16%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 16,945, 100% | 551,125 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 138, 0.81%, see rank | 3.94% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,374, 8.11%, see rank | 6.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 1,164, 6.87%, see rank | 4.72% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 12,256, 72.33%, see rank | 74.07% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 39, 0.23%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,869, 11.03%, see rank | 9.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 7, 0.04%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 72, 0.42%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 26, 0.15%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 16,948, 100% | 542,617 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 112, 0.66%, see rank | 3.68% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,357, 8.01%, see rank | 6.26% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 1,258, 7.42%, see rank | 4.69% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 12,305, 72.60%, see rank | 75.61% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 79, 0.47%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,736, 10.24%, see rank | 8.75% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 64, 0.38%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 31, 0.18%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 16,608, 100% | 518,200 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 63, 0.38%, see rank | 3.46% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,280, 7.71%, see rank | 4.88% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 902, 5.43%, see rank | 4.44% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 13,095, 78.85%, see rank | 80.17% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 18, 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,191, 7.17%, see rank | 6.44% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 11, 0.07%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 42, 0.25%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 6, 0.04%, see rank | 0.12% | 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.
