Multnomah County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 308,595, 100% | 1,522,988 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 154,887, 50.19%, see rank | 38.19% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,698, 0.87%, see rank | 1.64% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 126,813, 41.09%, see rank | 49.20% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 15,760, 5.11%, see rank | 2.78% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 37, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,298, 1.72%, see rank | 7.04% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 72, 0.02%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,440, 0.47%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,590, 0.52%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 303,654, 100% | 1,512,718 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 152,069, 50.08%, see rank | 38.49% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,287, 0.75%, see rank | 1.63% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 122,363, 40.30%, see rank | 48.51% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 19,174, 6.31%, see rank | 3.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 22, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,872, 1.60%, see rank | 7.07% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 62, 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,567, 0.52%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,238, 0.41%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 298,398, 100% | 1,499,267 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 148,612, 49.80%, see rank | 38.16% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,349, 0.79%, see rank | 1.77% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 117,439, 39.36%, see rank | 48.06% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 22,377, 7.50%, see rank | 3.89% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,549, 1.52%, see rank | 7.00% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 68, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 2,037, 0.68%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 967, 0.32%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 290,080, 100% | 1,464,196 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 143,761, 49.56%, see rank | 38.04% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,374, 0.82%, see rank | 1.85% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 112,644, 38.83%, see rank | 47.68% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 23,630, 8.15%, see rank | 4.25% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,518, 1.56%, see rank | 7.03% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 81, 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 2,067, 0.71%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 993, 0.34%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 272,098, 100% | 1,333,723 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 123,957, 45.56%, see rank | 34.48% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,628, 0.97%, see rank | 1.97% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 99,305, 36.50%, see rank | 48.65% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 40,360, 14.83%, see rank | 6.89% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 19, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 3,056, 1.12%, see rank | 7.07% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 67, 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,950, 0.72%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 756, 0.28%, see rank | 0.20% | 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.
