Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Middletown Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Middletown Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 232,914, 100% | 7,230,896 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 86,418, 37.10%, see rank | 54.92% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,221, 3.96%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 25,544, 10.97%, see rank | 9.44% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 103,393, 44.39%, see rank | 28.80% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 684, 0.29%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,433, 2.33%, see rank | 1.96% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 107, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,671, 0.72%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 443, 0.19%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Middletown Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 231,331, 100% | 7,205,740 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 84,041, 36.33%, see rank | 53.35% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,356, 4.04%, see rank | 3.13% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 23,766, 10.27%, see rank | 8.86% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 107,587, 46.51%, see rank | 31.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 644, 0.28%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,092, 1.77%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 34, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,379, 0.60%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 432, 0.19%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Middletown Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 226,205, 100% | 7,137,013 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 80,894, 35.76%, see rank | 52.57% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,340, 4.13%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 22,721, 10.04%, see rank | 8.64% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 107,127, 47.36%, see rank | 32.47% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 557, 0.25%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,966, 1.75%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 17, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,194, 0.53%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 389, 0.17%, see rank | 0.51% | 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.
