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Palmer, MA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Palmer, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Total Housing Units | 1,888, 100% | 2,465,654 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 175, 9.27%, see rank | 46.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 43, 2.28%, see rank | 2.56% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 392, 20.76%, see rank | 12.99% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,266, 67.06%, see rank | 35.57% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 12, 0.64%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Palmer, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Total Housing Units | 1,776, 100% | 2,443,580 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 191, 10.75%, see rank | 43.89% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 117, 6.59%, see rank | 2.63% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 326, 18.36%, see rank | 12.42% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,116, 62.84%, see rank | 39.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 17, 0.96%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 9, 0.51%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.