Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 620,570 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 327,894 | 52.84%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 15,312 | 2.47%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 57,607 | 9.28%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 204,473 | 32.95%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 558 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 10,107 | 1.63%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 114 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 3,042 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,463 | 0.24%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 620,171 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 320,366 | 51.66%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 13,557 | 2.19%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 55,950 | 9.02%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 217,542 | 35.08%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 685 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 8,599 | 1.39%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 106 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,168 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,198 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 621,094 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 314,380 | 50.62%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 14,140 | 2.28%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 52,861 | 8.51%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 228,494 | 36.79%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 684 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 7,828 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 125 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,729 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 853 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 612,138 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 306,949 | 50.14%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 14,133 | 2.31%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 50,871 | 8.31%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 230,292 | 37.62%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 674 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 6,576 | 1.07%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 155 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,749 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 739 | 0.12%, 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.
