Mcdowell County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Mcdowell County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 8,386, 100% | 742,359 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 947, 11.29%, see rank | 41.48% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 317, 3.78%, see rank | 4.38% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 5,231, 62.38%, see rank | 42.94% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 501, 5.97%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,056, 12.59%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 286, 3.41%, see rank | 6.53% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 37, 0.44%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 11, 0.13%, see rank | 0.19% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Mcdowell County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 8,348, 100% | 742,674 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 865, 10.36%, see rank | 42.36% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 346, 4.14%, see rank | 4.52% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 5,203, 62.33%, see rank | 41.36% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 549, 6.58%, see rank | 3.70% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,066, 12.77%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 261, 3.13%, see rank | 6.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 45, 0.54%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 13, 0.16%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Mcdowell County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 8,338, 100% | 740,874 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 864, 10.36%, see rank | 43.85% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 286, 3.43%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 4,898, 58.74%, see rank | 38.83% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 820, 9.83%, see rank | 4.53% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,212, 14.54%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 234, 2.81%, see rank | 6.19% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 20, 0.24%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 4, 0.05%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Mcdowell County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,492, 100% | 746,419 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 861, 9.07%, see rank | 44.43% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 358, 3.77%, see rank | 5.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 5,483, 57.76%, see rank | 37.89% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 998, 10.51%, see rank | 4.82% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,432, 15.09%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 325, 3.42%, see rank | 5.99% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 23, 0.24%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 12, 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Mcdowell County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 11,169, 100% | 736,481 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 1,067, 9.55%, see rank | 47.78% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 648, 5.80%, see rank | 5.64% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 4,902, 43.89%, see rank | 32.16% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,079, 18.61%, see rank | 6.75% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 2,133, 19.10%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 202, 1.81%, see rank | 5.92% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 82, 0.73%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 50, 0.45%, see rank | 0.15% | 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.
