Lackawanna County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 85,335, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 52,585, 61.62%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,989, 4.67%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 14,376, 16.85%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,051, 12.95%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 1,350, 1.58%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,406, 1.65%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 7, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 398, 0.47%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 173, 0.20%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 86,155, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 53,456, 62.05%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,834, 4.45%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 13,666, 15.86%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 12,293, 14.27%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 1,425, 1.65%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,062, 1.23%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 291, 0.34%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 128, 0.15%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 86,318, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 54,311, 62.92%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,946, 4.57%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 12,416, 14.38%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 13,084, 15.16%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 1,390, 1.61%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
Wood | 856, 0.99%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 193, 0.22%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 122, 0.14%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 86,924, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 54,443, 62.63%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,004, 4.61%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 12,114, 13.94%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 13,932, 16.03%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 1,385, 1.59%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
Wood | 771, 0.89%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 154, 0.18%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 112, 0.13%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 86,218, 100% | 4,777,003 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 52,813, 61.26%, see rank | 51.35% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,284, 3.81%, see rank | 3.04% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 11,093, 12.87%, see rank | 16.47% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 16,386, 19.01%, see rank | 25.48% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 1,750, 2.03%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.14% |
Wood | 469, 0.54%, see rank | 1.59% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 8, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 266, 0.31%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 149, 0.17%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.