Mcdowell County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Mcdowell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 17,142, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 354, 2.07%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,498, 8.74%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 10,667, 62.23%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,164, 18.46%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,264, 7.37%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 28, 0.16%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 68, 0.40%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 99, 0.58%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Mcdowell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 17,230, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 367, 2.13%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,667, 9.67%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 10,019, 58.15%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,889, 22.57%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,172, 6.80%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 55, 0.32%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 61, 0.35%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Mcdowell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 17,560, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 500, 2.85%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,588, 9.04%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 9,265, 52.76%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,875, 27.76%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,223, 6.96%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 74, 0.42%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 35, 0.20%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Mcdowell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 16,949, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 535, 3.16%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,872, 11.04%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 8,384, 49.47%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,008, 29.55%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,100, 6.49%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 37, 0.22%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 13, 0.08%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Mcdowell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 16,604, 100% | 3,132,013 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 152, 0.92%, see rank | 24.19% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,565, 9.43%, see rank | 12.59% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 6,613, 39.83%, see rank | 48.81% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,120, 42.88%, see rank | 11.76% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 7, 0.04%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 954, 5.75%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 2, 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 77, 0.46%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 114, 0.69%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
