Nassau County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 441,912, 100% | 7,255,528 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 229,100, 51.84%, see rank | 56.12% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,539, 1.03%, see rank | 3.36% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 24,871, 5.63%, see rank | 10.26% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 180,357, 40.81%, see rank | 26.24% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 83, 0.02%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,031, 0.23%, see rank | 2.04% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 84, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 1,126, 0.25%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 721, 0.16%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 442,869, 100% | 7,230,896 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 215,600, 48.68%, see rank | 54.92% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,710, 0.84%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 23,212, 5.24%, see rank | 9.44% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 197,966, 44.70%, see rank | 28.80% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 109, 0.02%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
Wood | 787, 0.18%, see rank | 1.96% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 26, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 910, 0.21%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 549, 0.12%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 442,833, 100% | 7,205,740 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 206,120, 46.55%, see rank | 53.35% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,770, 0.85%, see rank | 3.13% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 21,544, 4.87%, see rank | 8.86% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 209,346, 47.27%, see rank | 31.29% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 177, 0.04%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
Wood | 649, 0.15%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 16, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 689, 0.16%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 522, 0.12%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 435,764, 100% | 7,137,013 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 197,261, 45.27%, see rank | 52.57% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,699, 0.85%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 21,037, 4.83%, see rank | 8.64% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 211,696, 48.58%, see rank | 32.47% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 234, 0.05%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.12% |
Wood | 533, 0.12%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 3, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 864, 0.20%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 437, 0.10%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 447,387, 100% | 7,056,860 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 171,500, 38.33%, see rank | 51.75% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,268, 0.95%, see rank | 3.37% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 21,212, 4.74%, see rank | 8.72% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 247,586, 55.34%, see rank | 33.11% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 241, 0.05%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.14% |
Wood | 157, 0.04%, see rank | 1.17% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 79, 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 1,645, 0.37%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 699, 0.16%, see rank | 0.66% | 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.