Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 878,078 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 396,342 | 45.14%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 11,145 | 1.27%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 407,332 | 46.39%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 24,591 | 2.80%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 44 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 31,083 | 3.54%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 306 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 4,438 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 2,797 | 0.32%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 864,541 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 392,407 | 45.39%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,543 | 1.22%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 395,381 | 45.73%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 28,471 | 3.29%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 43 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 31,133 | 3.60%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 176 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 4,285 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 2,102 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 850,849 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 382,370 | 44.94%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,861 | 1.28%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 387,062 | 45.49%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 33,564 | 3.94%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 47 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 30,024 | 3.53%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 182 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 4,962 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,777 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 829,433 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 370,512 | 44.67%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,783 | 1.30%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 375,114 | 45.23%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 36,308 | 4.38%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 80 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 29,600 | 3.57%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 228 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 4,948 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,860 | 0.22%, 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.
