Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,229,039 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 1,330,081 | 59.67%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 68,164 | 3.06%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 445,374 | 19.98%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 351,371 | 15.76%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 2,455 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 15,309 | 0.69%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 643 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 8,640 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 7,002 | 0.31%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,228,421 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 1,332,626 | 59.80%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 67,993 | 3.05%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 418,089 | 18.76%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 379,240 | 17.02%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 2,383 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 14,145 | 0.63%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 523 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 7,646 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 5,776 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,216,763 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 1,327,659 | 59.89%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 67,575 | 3.05%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 392,270 | 17.70%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 402,229 | 18.14%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 2,366 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 11,887 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 351 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 7,134 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 5,292 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,186,334 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 1,308,216 | 59.84%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 66,857 | 3.06%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 375,304 | 17.17%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 409,918 | 18.75%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 2,513 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 10,709 | 0.49%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 442 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 7,353 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 5,022 | 0.23%, see rank | 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.
