Olympia Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Olympia Area | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 101,530, 100% | 2,645,396 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 34,753, 34.23%, see rank | 35.08% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,725, 4.65%, see rank | 3.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 53,714, 52.90%, see rank | 53.93% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,140, 1.12%, see rank | 2.50% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 46, 0.05%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 6,426, 6.33%, see rank | 4.39% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 27, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 419, 0.41%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 280, 0.28%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Olympia Area | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 100,766, 100% | 2,619,995 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 35,708, 35.44%, see rank | 35.49% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,514, 5.47%, see rank | 3.25% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 50,924, 50.54%, see rank | 52.97% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,456, 1.44%, see rank | 2.89% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 6,589, 6.54%, see rank | 4.46% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 28, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 408, 0.40%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 139, 0.14%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Olympia Area | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 98,491, 100% | 2,577,375 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 35,039, 35.58%, see rank | 35.34% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,070, 6.16%, see rank | 3.46% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 49,116, 49.87%, see rank | 52.39% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,556, 1.58%, see rank | 3.39% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 6,038, 6.13%, see rank | 4.51% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 360, 0.37%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 303, 0.31%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Olympia Area | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 94,040, 100% | 2,512,327 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 34,015, 36.17%, see rank | 35.35% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,610, 7.03%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 45,296, 48.17%, see rank | 51.89% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,696, 1.80%, see rank | 3.72% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 10, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,734, 6.10%, see rank | 4.57% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 343, 0.36%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 327, 0.35%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
* 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.
