Knoxville Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Knoxville Area | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 340,980, 100% | 2,487,349 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 104,555, 30.66%, see rank | 33.15% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 11,663, 3.42%, see rank | 4.33% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 214,215, 62.82%, see rank | 59.47% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,729, 0.51%, see rank | 0.47% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 311, 0.09%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 6,866, 2.01%, see rank | 2.14% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 76, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 520, 0.15%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,045, 0.31%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Knoxville Area | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 287,751, 100% | 2,468,841 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 92,513, 32.15%, see rank | 34.02% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,743, 3.04%, see rank | 4.74% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 179,923, 62.53%, see rank | 58.25% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,461, 0.51%, see rank | 0.58% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 117, 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,916, 1.36%, see rank | 2.07% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 68, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 372, 0.13%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 638, 0.22%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Knoxville Area | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 283,776, 100% | 2,443,475 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 96,456, 33.99%, see rank | 35.47% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,967, 3.51%, see rank | 5.25% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 170,269, 60.00%, see rank | 56.12% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,748, 0.62%, see rank | 0.79% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 213, 0.08%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,013, 1.41%, see rank | 2.01% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 36, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 384, 0.14%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 690, 0.24%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Knoxville Area | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 280,568, 100% | 2,412,567 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 97,581, 34.78%, see rank | 35.98% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 11,039, 3.93%, see rank | 5.59% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 164,831, 58.75%, see rank | 55.22% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,689, 0.60%, see rank | 0.90% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 249, 0.09%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,998, 1.42%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 408, 0.15%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 752, 0.27%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.88% |
* 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.
