Palm Desert, CA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Palm Desert, CA | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 23,636, 100% | 12,617,280 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 16,714, 70.71%, see rank | 65.57% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 257, 1.09%, see rank | 3.16% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 6,421, 27.17%, see rank | 25.76% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 25, 0.11%, see rank | 0.27% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 11, 0.05%, see rank | 1.73% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 208, 0.88%, see rank | 3.02% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Palm Desert, CA | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 24,065, 100% | 12,466,331 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 17,479, 72.63%, see rank | 66.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 230, 0.96%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 6,027, 25.04%, see rank | 24.90% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 35, 0.15%, see rank | 0.29% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 63, 0.26%, see rank | 1.76% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 35, 0.15%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 196, 0.81%, see rank | 2.86% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Palm Desert, CA | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 23,041, 100% | 12,392,852 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 16,869, 73.21%, see rank | 67.43% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 222, 0.96%, see rank | 3.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 5,752, 24.96%, see rank | 23.80% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 18, 0.08%, see rank | 0.33% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 55, 0.24%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 36, 0.16%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 89, 0.39%, see rank | 2.89% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Palm Desert, CA | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 23,860, 100% | 12,187,191 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 17,565, 73.62%, see rank | 67.85% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 197, 0.83%, see rank | 3.40% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 5,884, 24.66%, see rank | 23.42% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 40, 0.17%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 80, 0.34%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 39, 0.16%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 55, 0.23%, see rank | 2.74% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Palm Desert, CA | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 19,299, 100% | 11,502,870 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 14,048, 72.79%, see rank | 70.55% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 157, 0.81%, see rank | 3.78% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 4,991, 25.86%, see rank | 21.78% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 18, 0.09%, see rank | 0.32% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 18, 0.09%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 7, 0.04%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 60, 0.31%, 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.
