Lea County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Lea County | New Mexico | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,331, 100% | 764,684 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 10,130, 47.49%, see rank | 66.93% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,099, 5.15%, see rank | 8.60% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 9,907, 46.44%, see rank | 16.11% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 40, 0.19%, see rank | 0.13% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 78, 0.37%, see rank | 6.80% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 8, 0.04%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 25, 0.12%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 44, 0.21%, see rank | 0.19% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Lea County | New Mexico | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,002, 100% | 763,844 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 11,117, 52.93%, see rank | 67.49% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,188, 5.66%, see rank | 9.61% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 8,393, 39.96%, see rank | 14.88% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14, 0.07%, see rank | 0.13% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 123, 0.59%, see rank | 6.62% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 59, 0.28%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 53, 0.25%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 55, 0.26%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Lea County | New Mexico | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,255, 100% | 756,112 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 12,165, 57.23%, see rank | 67.51% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,290, 6.07%, see rank | 10.76% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 7,467, 35.13%, see rank | 13.96% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 15, 0.07%, see rank | 0.14% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 175, 0.82%, see rank | 6.44% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 48, 0.23%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 55, 0.26%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 40, 0.19%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Lea County | New Mexico | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,271, 100% | 736,630 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 12,417, 58.38%, see rank | 67.42% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,343, 6.31%, see rank | 10.95% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 7,122, 33.48%, see rank | 14.11% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 15, 0.07%, see rank | 0.14% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 204, 0.96%, see rank | 6.12% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 55, 0.26%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 64, 0.30%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 51, 0.24%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Lea County | New Mexico | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 19,699, 100% | 677,971 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 12,617, 64.05%, see rank | 67.65% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,538, 7.81%, see rank | 14.52% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 5,394, 27.38%, see rank | 11.60% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 28, 0.14%, see rank | 0.16% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 70, 0.36%, see rank | 5.11% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 24, 0.12%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 28, 0.14%, see rank | 0.14% | 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.
