Montgomery County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 362,608, 100% | 2,155,983 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 205,341, 56.63%, see rank | 44.54% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,220, 1.16%, see rank | 3.17% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 137,080, 37.80%, see rank | 39.67% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 13,357, 3.68%, see rank | 10.31% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 16, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 744, 0.21%, see rank | 1.37% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 119, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 766, 0.21%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 965, 0.27%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 357,579, 100% | 2,138,806 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 204,986, 57.33%, see rank | 44.82% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,007, 1.12%, see rank | 3.21% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 131,392, 36.74%, see rank | 38.74% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 15,262, 4.27%, see rank | 11.18% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 561, 0.16%, see rank | 1.27% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 92, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 728, 0.20%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 551, 0.15%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 353,177, 100% | 2,121,047 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 206,575, 58.49%, see rank | 45.09% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,214, 1.19%, see rank | 3.32% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 124,583, 35.27%, see rank | 37.58% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 16,257, 4.60%, see rank | 12.14% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 16, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 444, 0.13%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 52, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 551, 0.16%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 485, 0.14%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 344,099, 100% | 2,092,538 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 203,374, 59.10%, see rank | 45.21% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,545, 1.32%, see rank | 3.47% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 117,119, 34.04%, see rank | 36.77% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 17,408, 5.06%, see rank | 12.71% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 26, 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 460, 0.13%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 58, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 587, 0.17%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 522, 0.15%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 324,565, 100% | 1,980,859 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 196,104, 60.42%, see rank | 46.03% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,083, 0.95%, see rank | 3.09% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 103,042, 31.75%, see rank | 33.09% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 20,562, 6.34%, see rank | 15.99% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 47, 0.01%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 378, 0.12%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 705, 0.22%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 626, 0.19%, 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.
