Lehigh County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 133,684, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 41,346, 30.93%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,029, 2.27%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 49,387, 36.94%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 35,426, 26.50%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,321, 0.99%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,147, 1.61%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 645, 0.48%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 362, 0.27%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 133,302, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 40,252, 30.20%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,014, 2.26%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 48,318, 36.25%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 38,056, 28.55%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,159, 0.87%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,631, 1.22%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 32, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 553, 0.41%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 287, 0.22%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 132,879, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 38,626, 29.07%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,068, 2.31%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 47,028, 35.39%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 40,655, 30.60%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,089, 0.82%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,499, 1.13%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 8, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 647, 0.49%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 259, 0.19%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 129,889, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 36,346, 27.98%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,073, 2.37%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 45,838, 35.29%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 41,112, 31.65%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,071, 0.82%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,472, 1.13%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 691, 0.53%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 277, 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 121,906, 100% | 4,777,003 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 30,829, 25.29%, see rank | 51.35% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,161, 1.77%, see rank | 3.04% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 42,420, 34.80%, see rank | 16.47% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 43,342, 35.55%, see rank | 25.48% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,572, 1.29%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 987, 0.81%, see rank | 1.59% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 417, 0.34%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 178, 0.15%, 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.
