Providence County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Providence County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 237,650, 100% | 409,569 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 142,623, 60.01%, see rank | 51.13% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,008, 1.69%, see rank | 2.34% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 21,012, 8.84%, see rank | 9.15% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 64,877, 27.30%, see rank | 34.82% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 317, 0.13%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,962, 1.25%, see rank | 1.75% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 34, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 960, 0.40%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 857, 0.36%, see rank | 0.26% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Providence County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 238,523, 100% | 410,639 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 140,266, 58.81%, see rank | 49.86% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,653, 1.53%, see rank | 2.00% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 19,333, 8.11%, see rank | 8.60% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 71,147, 29.83%, see rank | 37.38% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 252, 0.11%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,299, 0.96%, see rank | 1.49% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 40, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 764, 0.32%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 769, 0.32%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Providence County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 238,059, 100% | 410,305 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 136,704, 57.42%, see rank | 48.72% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,531, 1.48%, see rank | 2.13% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 17,314, 7.27%, see rank | 8.13% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 77,329, 32.48%, see rank | 39.21% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 171, 0.07%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,011, 0.84%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 5, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 513, 0.22%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 481, 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Providence County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 233,546, 100% | 404,227 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 133,989, 57.37%, see rank | 48.20% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,583, 1.53%, see rank | 2.23% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 15,541, 6.65%, see rank | 7.85% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 77,573, 33.22%, see rank | 40.08% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 185, 0.08%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,680, 0.72%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 64, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 576, 0.25%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 355, 0.15%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Providence County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 239,936, 100% | 408,424 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 129,894, 54.14%, see rank | 46.31% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,713, 2.38%, see rank | 2.51% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 16,014, 6.67%, see rank | 7.64% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 85,762, 35.74%, see rank | 42.08% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 151, 0.06%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,142, 0.48%, see rank | 0.88% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 34, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 720, 0.30%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 506, 0.21%, see rank | 0.18% | 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.
