Pierce County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Pierce County | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 301,364, 100% | 2,645,396 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 105,158, 34.89%, see rank | 35.08% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,742, 1.91%, see rank | 3.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 173,290, 57.50%, see rank | 53.93% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,464, 1.81%, see rank | 2.50% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 16, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 8,550, 2.84%, see rank | 4.39% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 45, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 2,034, 0.67%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,065, 0.35%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Pierce County | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 299,334, 100% | 2,619,995 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 108,708, 36.32%, see rank | 35.49% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,874, 1.96%, see rank | 3.25% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 166,309, 55.56%, see rank | 52.97% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,421, 2.15%, see rank | 2.89% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 35, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 9,154, 3.06%, see rank | 4.46% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 55, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,043, 0.68%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 735, 0.25%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Pierce County | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 295,554, 100% | 2,577,375 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 107,243, 36.29%, see rank | 35.34% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,462, 2.19%, see rank | 3.46% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 162,731, 55.06%, see rank | 52.39% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,893, 2.67%, see rank | 3.39% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 8,699, 2.94%, see rank | 4.51% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 61, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,842, 0.62%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 611, 0.21%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Pierce County | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 291,323, 100% | 2,512,327 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 105,359, 36.17%, see rank | 35.35% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,137, 2.45%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 158,752, 54.49%, see rank | 51.89% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 8,652, 2.97%, see rank | 3.72% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 6, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 9,209, 3.16%, see rank | 4.57% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 49, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,556, 0.53%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 603, 0.21%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Pierce County | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 260,800, 100% | 2,271,398 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 88,163, 33.80%, see rank | 32.88% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,571, 2.14%, see rank | 3.06% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 145,978, 55.97%, see rank | 52.93% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,069, 4.24%, see rank | 5.58% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 41, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 8,241, 3.16%, see rank | 4.71% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 25, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,345, 0.52%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 367, 0.14%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.
