Mitchell County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Mitchell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,396, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 239, 3.74%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 698, 10.91%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 2,024, 31.64%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,345, 36.66%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 19, 0.30%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,004, 15.70%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 22, 0.34%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 45, 0.70%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Mitchell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,536, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 195, 2.98%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 895, 13.69%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 1,853, 28.35%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,646, 40.48%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 875, 13.39%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 25, 0.38%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 47, 0.72%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Mitchell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,812, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 224, 3.29%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 963, 14.14%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 1,753, 25.73%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,140, 46.10%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 686, 10.07%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 14, 0.21%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 32, 0.47%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Mitchell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,585, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 203, 3.08%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 775, 11.77%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 1,550, 23.54%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,418, 51.91%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 605, 9.19%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 10, 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 24, 0.36%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Mitchell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,551, 100% | 3,132,013 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 30, 0.46%, see rank | 24.19% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 585, 8.93%, see rank | 12.59% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 1,016, 15.51%, see rank | 48.81% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,380, 66.86%, see rank | 11.76% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 2, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 500, 7.63%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 2, 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 34, 0.52%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 2, 0.03%, 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.
