Nicholas County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Nicholas County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,686, 100% | 742,359 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 2,276, 21.30%, see rank | 41.48% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 995, 9.31%, see rank | 4.38% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 5,109, 47.81%, see rank | 42.94% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 328, 3.07%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 125, 1.17%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,742, 16.30%, see rank | 6.53% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.11%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 99, 0.93%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.19% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Nicholas County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,366, 100% | 742,674 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 2,469, 23.82%, see rank | 42.36% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,220, 11.77%, see rank | 4.52% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 4,454, 42.97%, see rank | 41.36% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 187, 1.80%, see rank | 3.70% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 177, 1.71%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,714, 16.53%, see rank | 6.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 140, 1.35%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 5, 0.05%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Nicholas County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,304, 100% | 740,874 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 2,689, 26.10%, see rank | 43.85% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,375, 13.34%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 3,927, 38.11%, see rank | 38.83% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 322, 3.13%, see rank | 4.53% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 175, 1.70%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,624, 15.76%, see rank | 6.19% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 20, 0.19%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 163, 1.58%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 9, 0.09%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Nicholas County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,247, 100% | 746,419 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 2,855, 27.86%, see rank | 44.43% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,530, 14.93%, see rank | 5.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 3,473, 33.89%, see rank | 37.89% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 314, 3.06%, see rank | 4.82% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 182, 1.78%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,706, 16.65%, see rank | 5.99% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 19, 0.19%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 158, 1.54%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 10, 0.10%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Nicholas County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,722, 100% | 736,481 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 2,907, 27.11%, see rank | 47.78% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,708, 15.93%, see rank | 5.64% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 3,398, 31.69%, see rank | 32.16% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 654, 6.10%, see rank | 6.75% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 239, 2.23%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,746, 16.28%, see rank | 5.92% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 64, 0.60%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 6, 0.06%, 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.
