Lowell, MA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Lowell, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 38,639, 100% | 2,538,485 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 26,841, 69.47%, see rank | 49.70% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 547, 1.42%, see rank | 2.86% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 6,451, 16.70%, see rank | 14.23% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,152, 10.75%, see rank | 30.36% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 73, 0.19%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 69, 0.18%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 222, 0.57%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 266, 0.69%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Lowell, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 39,269, 100% | 2,525,694 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 27,467, 69.95%, see rank | 48.52% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 466, 1.19%, see rank | 2.58% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 6,361, 16.20%, see rank | 13.69% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,520, 11.51%, see rank | 32.78% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 72, 0.18%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 45, 0.11%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 222, 0.57%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 116, 0.30%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Lowell, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 38,978, 100% | 2,512,552 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 27,270, 69.96%, see rank | 47.48% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 759, 1.95%, see rank | 2.55% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 5,857, 15.03%, see rank | 13.27% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,719, 12.11%, see rank | 34.58% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 18, 0.05%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 23, 0.06%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 30, 0.08%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 223, 0.57%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 79, 0.20%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Lowell, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 37,647, 100% | 2,465,654 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 26,754, 71.07%, see rank | 46.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 662, 1.76%, see rank | 2.56% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 5,372, 14.27%, see rank | 12.99% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,424, 11.75%, see rank | 35.57% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 15, 0.04%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 46, 0.12%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 16, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 240, 0.64%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 118, 0.31%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Lowell, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 37,887, 100% | 2,443,580 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 27,334, 72.15%, see rank | 43.89% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 845, 2.23%, see rank | 2.63% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 4,292, 11.33%, see rank | 12.42% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,078, 13.40%, see rank | 39.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 10, 0.03%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 37, 0.10%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 191, 0.50%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 88, 0.23%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.
