Reading Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Reading Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 153,857, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 57,370, 37.29%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,044, 4.58%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 31,595, 20.54%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 48,982, 31.84%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,761, 1.14%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,306, 3.45%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 15, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,240, 0.81%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 544, 0.35%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Reading Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 153,977, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 55,512, 36.05%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,055, 4.58%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 30,617, 19.88%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 53,329, 34.63%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,606, 1.04%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,272, 2.77%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 30, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,072, 0.70%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 484, 0.31%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Reading Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 153,307, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 54,240, 35.38%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,792, 4.43%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 28,667, 18.70%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 56,577, 36.90%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,662, 1.08%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,075, 2.66%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 46, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 877, 0.57%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 371, 0.24%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Reading Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 150,225, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 51,681, 34.40%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,803, 4.53%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 27,086, 18.03%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 58,152, 38.71%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,647, 1.10%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,735, 2.49%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 50, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 713, 0.47%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 358, 0.24%, see rank | 0.20% | 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.
