Laurel County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Laurel County | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 23,184, 100% | 1,702,235 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 2,525, 10.89%, see rank | 38.22% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,093, 4.71%, see rank | 6.49% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 18,423, 79.46%, see rank | 50.50% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 464, 2.00%, see rank | 1.03% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 59, 0.25%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 522, 2.25%, see rank | 2.95% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 59, 0.25%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 39, 0.17%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Laurel County | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 22,490, 100% | 1,691,716 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 2,761, 12.28%, see rank | 39.50% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,067, 4.74%, see rank | 6.78% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 17,561, 78.08%, see rank | 48.96% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 541, 2.41%, see rank | 1.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 83, 0.37%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 422, 1.88%, see rank | 2.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 45, 0.20%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 10, 0.04%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Laurel County | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,714, 100% | 1,676,708 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 2,672, 12.31%, see rank | 41.02% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,292, 5.95%, see rank | 7.40% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 16,525, 76.10%, see rank | 46.63% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 650, 2.99%, see rank | 1.45% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 66, 0.30%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 419, 1.93%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 45, 0.21%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 45, 0.21%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Laurel County | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 20,297, 100% | 1,674,738 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 2,695, 13.28%, see rank | 41.67% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,308, 6.44%, see rank | 7.85% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 15,084, 74.32%, see rank | 45.41% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 763, 3.76%, see rank | 1.66% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 53, 0.26%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 315, 1.55%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 39, 0.19%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 40, 0.20%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Laurel County | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 20,353, 100% | 1,590,647 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 3,234, 15.89%, see rank | 44.40% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,308, 6.43%, see rank | 9.83% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 13,601, 66.83%, see rank | 38.84% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,284, 6.31%, see rank | 2.78% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 224, 1.10%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 592, 2.91%, see rank | 2.86% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 50, 0.25%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 60, 0.29%, 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.
