Owensboro Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Owensboro Area | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 45,111, 100% | 1,702,235 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 26,336, 58.38%, see rank | 38.22% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,861, 6.34%, see rank | 6.49% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 14,914, 33.06%, see rank | 50.50% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 71, 0.16%, see rank | 1.03% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 42, 0.09%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 630, 1.40%, see rank | 2.95% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 28, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 115, 0.25%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 114, 0.25%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Owensboro Area | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 44,536, 100% | 1,691,716 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 27,017, 60.66%, see rank | 39.50% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,689, 6.04%, see rank | 6.78% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 13,861, 31.12%, see rank | 48.96% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 133, 0.30%, see rank | 1.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 66, 0.15%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 617, 1.39%, see rank | 2.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 22, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 87, 0.20%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 44, 0.10%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Owensboro Area | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 44,614, 100% | 1,676,708 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 27,927, 62.60%, see rank | 41.02% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,075, 6.89%, see rank | 7.40% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 12,667, 28.39%, see rank | 46.63% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 148, 0.33%, see rank | 1.45% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 58, 0.13%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 629, 1.41%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 5, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 48, 0.11%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 57, 0.13%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Owensboro Area | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 46,287, 100% | 1,674,738 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 30,008, 64.83%, see rank | 41.67% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,292, 7.11%, see rank | 7.85% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 12,134, 26.21%, see rank | 45.41% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 149, 0.32%, see rank | 1.66% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 55, 0.12%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 543, 1.17%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 48, 0.10%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 58, 0.13%, see rank | 0.18% | 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.
