Ocean County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Ocean County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 221,720, 100% | 3,188,498 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 170,336, 76.82%, see rank | 74.16% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,518, 1.14%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 32,270, 14.55%, see rank | 11.66% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,584, 6.58%, see rank | 11.10% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 103, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 906, 0.41%, see rank | 0.44% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 59, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 476, 0.21%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 468, 0.21%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Ocean County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 222,970, 100% | 3,186,878 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 167,234, 75.00%, see rank | 73.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,881, 1.29%, see rank | 1.98% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 33,255, 14.91%, see rank | 10.96% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 17,748, 7.96%, see rank | 12.48% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 69, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 993, 0.45%, see rank | 0.39% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 302, 0.14%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 488, 0.22%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Ocean County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 222,396, 100% | 3,176,069 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 163,615, 73.57%, see rank | 72.51% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,523, 1.58%, see rank | 2.05% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 33,999, 15.29%, see rank | 10.55% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 19,480, 8.76%, see rank | 13.98% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 66, 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,079, 0.49%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 239, 0.11%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 395, 0.18%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Ocean County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 220,656, 100% | 3,152,877 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 161,066, 72.99%, see rank | 71.71% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,174, 1.89%, see rank | 2.13% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 33,168, 15.03%, see rank | 10.53% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 20,263, 9.18%, see rank | 14.72% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 105, 0.05%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,115, 0.51%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 4, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 472, 0.21%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 289, 0.13%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Ocean County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 200,402, 100% | 3,064,645 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 133,642, 66.69%, see rank | 66.83% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,944, 1.97%, see rank | 2.40% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 36,246, 18.09%, see rank | 10.32% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 25,171, 12.56%, see rank | 19.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 98, 0.05%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 595, 0.30%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 440, 0.22%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 253, 0.13%, see rank | 0.33% | 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.
