Orange County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Orange County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,002,285, 100% | 12,617,280 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 710,978, 70.94%, see rank | 65.57% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 11,681, 1.17%, see rank | 3.16% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 232,211, 23.17%, see rank | 25.76% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 407, 0.04%, see rank | 0.27% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 36, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,457, 0.25%, see rank | 1.73% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 819, 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 690, 0.07%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 43,006, 4.29%, see rank | 3.02% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Orange County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 990,266, 100% | 12,466,331 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 716,945, 72.40%, see rank | 66.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,279, 1.04%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 217,381, 21.95%, see rank | 24.90% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 444, 0.04%, see rank | 0.29% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 39, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,431, 0.25%, see rank | 1.76% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 526, 0.05%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 662, 0.07%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 41,559, 4.20%, see rank | 2.86% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Orange County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 984,503, 100% | 12,392,852 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 717,057, 72.83%, see rank | 67.43% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,830, 1.10%, see rank | 3.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 208,441, 21.17%, see rank | 23.80% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 678, 0.07%, see rank | 0.33% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 52, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,867, 0.29%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 508, 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 577, 0.06%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 43,493, 4.42%, see rank | 2.89% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Orange County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 974,001, 100% | 12,187,191 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 714,413, 73.35%, see rank | 67.85% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,747, 1.10%, see rank | 3.40% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 203,952, 20.94%, see rank | 23.42% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 743, 0.08%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 68, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,119, 0.32%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 478, 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 597, 0.06%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 39,884, 4.09%, see rank | 2.74% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Orange County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 935,287, 100% | 11,502,870 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 719,318, 76.91%, see rank | 70.55% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,512, 1.12%, see rank | 3.78% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 188,500, 20.15%, see rank | 21.78% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 166, 0.02%, see rank | 0.32% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 13, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,394, 0.15%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 1,374, 0.15%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 519, 0.06%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 13,491, 1.44%, see rank | 1.43% | 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.
