Portland, South Portland, Biddeford Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Portland, South Portland, Biddeford Area | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 214,107, 100% | 553,086 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 21,116, 9.86%, see rank | 5.45% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 19,792, 9.24%, see rank | 7.75% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 11,239, 5.25%, see rank | 4.79% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 141,642, 66.15%, see rank | 66.66% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 416, 0.19%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 16,731, 7.81%, see rank | 13.20% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 197, 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 2,474, 1.16%, see rank | 1.48% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 500, 0.23%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Portland, South Portland, Biddeford Area | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 213,322, 100% | 553,208 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 19,089, 8.95%, see rank | 4.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 18,385, 8.62%, see rank | 6.93% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 10,649, 4.99%, see rank | 4.62% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 147,966, 69.36%, see rank | 70.45% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 419, 0.20%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 14,241, 6.68%, see rank | 11.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 138, 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,770, 0.83%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 665, 0.31%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Portland, South Portland, Biddeford Area | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 211,636, 100% | 551,125 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 17,134, 8.10%, see rank | 3.94% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 16,467, 7.78%, see rank | 6.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 10,619, 5.02%, see rank | 4.72% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 153,454, 72.51%, see rank | 74.07% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 493, 0.23%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 11,328, 5.35%, see rank | 9.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 128, 0.06%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,286, 0.61%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 727, 0.34%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Portland, South Portland, Biddeford Area | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 209,035, 100% | 542,617 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 15,694, 7.51%, see rank | 3.68% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 16,504, 7.90%, see rank | 6.26% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 10,231, 4.89%, see rank | 4.69% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 155,091, 74.19%, see rank | 75.61% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 421, 0.20%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 9,376, 4.49%, see rank | 8.75% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 90, 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,090, 0.52%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 538, 0.26%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.
