Orange County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Orange County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 51,419, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 16,717, 32.51%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,569, 8.89%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 28,152, 54.75%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 559, 1.09%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 17, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,071, 2.08%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 71, 0.14%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 102, 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 161, 0.31%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Orange County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 51,163, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 16,803, 32.84%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,415, 8.63%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 27,843, 54.42%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 683, 1.33%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 21, 0.04%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,101, 2.15%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 80, 0.16%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 73, 0.14%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 144, 0.28%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Orange County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 50,085, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 16,615, 33.17%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,835, 9.65%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 25,916, 51.74%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,102, 2.20%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 31, 0.06%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,308, 2.61%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 105, 0.21%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 69, 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 104, 0.21%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Orange County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 50,010, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 16,757, 33.51%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,976, 9.95%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 25,573, 51.14%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,106, 2.21%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 15, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,342, 2.68%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 63, 0.13%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 56, 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 122, 0.24%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Orange County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 45,863, 100% | 3,132,013 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 15,295, 33.35%, see rank | 24.19% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,860, 12.78%, see rank | 12.59% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 21,758, 47.44%, see rank | 48.81% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,521, 3.32%, see rank | 11.76% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 36, 0.08%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 955, 2.08%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 27, 0.06%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 227, 0.49%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 184, 0.40%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
