Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Louisville/Jefferson County Area | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 491,885 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 278,993 | 56.72%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 23,092 | 4.69%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 177,532 | 36.09%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,455 | 0.50%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 42 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 7,028 | 1.43%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 83 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 1,608 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 1,052 | 0.21%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Louisville/Jefferson County Area | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 506,076 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 288,454 | 57.00%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 25,992 | 5.14%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 178,918 | 35.35%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,214 | 0.64%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 27 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 6,760 | 1.34%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 43 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 1,800 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 868 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Louisville/Jefferson County Area | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 501,115 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 295,485 | 58.97%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 28,094 | 5.61%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 163,712 | 32.67%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,181 | 0.83%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 71 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 6,977 | 1.39%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 55 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,686 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 854 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Louisville/Jefferson County Area | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 494,752 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 292,319 | 59.08%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 29,519 | 5.97%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 158,622 | 32.06%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,736 | 0.96%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 73 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 6,849 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 38 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,697 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 899 | 0.18%, see rank | 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.