Reading, MA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Reading, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,294, 100% | 2,538,485 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 4,089, 44.00%, see rank | 49.70% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 179, 1.93%, see rank | 2.86% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 447, 4.81%, see rank | 14.23% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,491, 48.32%, see rank | 30.36% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 11, 0.12%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 77, 0.83%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Reading, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,110, 100% | 2,525,694 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 3,724, 40.88%, see rank | 48.52% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 202, 2.22%, see rank | 2.58% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 373, 4.09%, see rank | 13.69% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,759, 52.24%, see rank | 32.78% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 14, 0.15%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 38, 0.42%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Reading, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 8,882, 100% | 2,512,552 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 3,127, 35.21%, see rank | 47.48% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 102, 1.15%, see rank | 2.55% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 307, 3.46%, see rank | 13.27% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,301, 59.68%, see rank | 34.58% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 22, 0.25%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 23, 0.26%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Reading, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 8,485, 100% | 2,465,654 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 2,623, 30.91%, see rank | 46.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 108, 1.27%, see rank | 2.56% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 315, 3.71%, see rank | 12.99% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,405, 63.70%, see rank | 35.57% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 23, 0.27%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 11, 0.13%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Reading, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 8,688, 100% | 2,443,580 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 2,648, 30.48%, see rank | 43.89% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 36, 0.41%, see rank | 2.63% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 358, 4.12%, see rank | 12.42% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,578, 64.20%, see rank | 39.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 7, 0.08%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 7, 0.08%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 34, 0.39%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 20, 0.23%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.
