Knox County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 180,558, 100% | 2,487,349 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 61,242, 33.92%, see rank | 33.15% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,730, 1.51%, see rank | 4.33% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 113,779, 63.02%, see rank | 59.47% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 583, 0.32%, see rank | 0.47% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 24, 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,393, 0.77%, see rank | 2.14% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 25, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 192, 0.11%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 590, 0.33%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 181,120, 100% | 2,468,841 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 61,490, 33.95%, see rank | 34.02% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,157, 1.74%, see rank | 4.74% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 114,186, 63.04%, see rank | 58.25% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 640, 0.35%, see rank | 0.58% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 32, 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,041, 0.57%, see rank | 2.07% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 11, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 163, 0.09%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 400, 0.22%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 177,855, 100% | 2,443,475 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 64,078, 36.03%, see rank | 35.47% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,705, 2.08%, see rank | 5.25% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 107,521, 60.45%, see rank | 56.12% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 799, 0.45%, see rank | 0.79% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 49, 0.03%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,080, 0.61%, see rank | 2.01% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 23, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 226, 0.13%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 374, 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 177,175, 100% | 2,412,567 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 65,866, 37.18%, see rank | 35.98% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,386, 2.48%, see rank | 5.59% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 104,310, 58.87%, see rank | 55.22% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 705, 0.40%, see rank | 0.90% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 60, 0.03%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,098, 0.62%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 280, 0.16%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 458, 0.26%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 157,872, 100% | 2,232,905 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 55,661, 35.26%, see rank | 36.03% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,184, 2.65%, see rank | 7.24% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 92,983, 58.90%, see rank | 52.14% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,785, 1.76%, see rank | 1.82% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 180, 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,412, 0.89%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 23, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 269, 0.17%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 375, 0.24%, see rank | 0.22% | 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.
