Lancaster Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Lancaster Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 194,503, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 57,025, 29.32%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 13,709, 7.05%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 66,509, 34.19%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 44,010, 22.63%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 4,976, 2.56%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 6,262, 3.22%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 167, 0.09%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,165, 0.60%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 680, 0.35%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Lancaster Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 193,306, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 55,714, 28.82%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 12,526, 6.48%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 64,731, 33.49%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 48,336, 25.00%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 4,851, 2.51%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,615, 2.90%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 175, 0.09%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 991, 0.51%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 367, 0.19%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Lancaster Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 191,474, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 54,097, 28.25%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 12,666, 6.61%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 61,668, 32.21%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 51,873, 27.09%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 5,125, 2.68%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,773, 2.49%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 46, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 862, 0.45%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 364, 0.19%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Lancaster Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 186,301, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 51,132, 27.45%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 12,427, 6.67%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 59,498, 31.94%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 52,315, 28.08%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 5,140, 2.76%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,375, 2.35%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 60, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 960, 0.52%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 394, 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 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.
