Raleigh, Cary Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Raleigh, Cary Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 440,375, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 158,647, 36.03%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 27,508, 6.25%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 247,477, 56.20%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,457, 0.79%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 25, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,970, 0.45%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 81, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 229, 0.05%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 981, 0.22%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Raleigh, Cary Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 425,166, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 154,347, 36.30%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 30,381, 7.15%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 233,775, 54.98%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,698, 0.87%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 42, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,842, 0.43%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 312, 0.07%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 748, 0.18%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Raleigh, Cary Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 407,344, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 146,169, 35.88%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 33,484, 8.22%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 219,735, 53.94%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,466, 1.10%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 23, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,092, 0.51%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 59, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 378, 0.09%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 938, 0.23%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Raleigh, Cary Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 387,568, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 141,031, 36.39%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 33,512, 8.65%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 205,026, 52.90%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,575, 1.18%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 17, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,102, 0.54%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 66, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 425, 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 814, 0.21%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
