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Lancaster, PA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data

 

ACS 2010-2014 data

 Lancaster, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Total Housing Units21,825, 100%4,957,736116,211,092
Utility Gas12,279, 56.26%, see rank51.01%48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas375, 1.72%, see rank3.81%4.86%
Electricity5,483, 25.12%, see rank21.18%36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.3,410, 15.62%, see rank18.77%5.86%
Coal or Coke40, 0.18%, see rank1.37%0.12%
Wood105, 0.48%, see rank2.87%2.12%
Solar Energy0, 0.00%, see rank0.03%0.05%
Other Fuel89, 0.41%, see rank0.65%0.47%
No Fuel Used44, 0.20%, see rank0.30%1.00%

ACS 2008-2012 data

 Lancaster, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Total Housing Units22,179, 100%4,959,633115,226,802
Utility Gas12,954, 58.41%, see rank51.16%49.42%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas350, 1.58%, see rank3.64%5.03%
Electricity4,667, 21.04%, see rank20.12%35.51%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.4,042, 18.22%, see rank20.21%6.46%
Coal or Coke10, 0.05%, see rank1.35%0.12%
Wood80, 0.36%, see rank2.71%2.08%
Solar Energy0, 0.00%, see rank0.02%0.04%
Other Fuel46, 0.21%, see rank0.56%0.43%
No Fuel Used30, 0.14%, see rank0.24%0.90%

ACS 2006-2010 data

 Lancaster, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Total Housing Units21,919, 100%4,940,581114,235,996
Utility Gas12,734, 58.10%, see rank51.28%49.91%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas331, 1.51%, see rank3.64%5.38%
Electricity4,209, 19.20%, see rank19.03%34.20%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.4,457, 20.33%, see rank21.55%7.07%
Coal or Coke37, 0.17%, see rank1.32%0.12%
Wood41, 0.19%, see rank2.43%1.97%
Solar Energy0, 0.00%, see rank0.02%0.03%
Other Fuel31, 0.14%, see rank0.53%0.42%
No Fuel Used79, 0.36%, see rank0.21%0.90%

ACS 2005-2009 data

 Lancaster, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Total Housing Units20,461, 100%4,893,127112,611,029
Utility Gas11,950, 58.40%, see rank51.33%50.14%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas452, 2.21%, see rank3.69%5.58%
Electricity3,669, 17.93%, see rank18.38%33.56%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.4,194, 20.50%, see rank22.27%7.38%
Coal or Coke37, 0.18%, see rank1.32%0.12%
Wood5, 0.02%, see rank2.28%1.89%
Solar Energy0, 0.00%, see rank0.02%0.03%
Other Fuel69, 0.34%, see rank0.50%0.42%
No Fuel Used85, 0.42%, see rank0.20%0.88%

US Census 2000 data

 Lancaster, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Total Housing Units20,940, 100%4,777,003105,480,101
Utility Gas11,241, 53.68%, see rank51.35%51.22%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas479, 2.29%, see rank3.04%6.52%
Electricity3,270, 15.62%, see rank16.47%30.35%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.5,697, 27.21%, see rank25.48%8.97%
Coal or Coke20, 0.10%, see rank1.42%0.14%
Wood12, 0.06%, see rank1.59%1.68%
Solar Energy0, 0.00%, see rank0.01%0.04%
Other Fuel122, 0.58%, see rank0.43%0.39%
No Fuel Used99, 0.47%, see rank0.21%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.


 
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