Reading, PA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Reading, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 30,435, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 13,840, 45.47%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 398, 1.31%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 7,386, 24.27%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 8,348, 27.43%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 57, 0.19%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 13, 0.04%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 112, 0.37%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 281, 0.92%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Reading, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 31,317, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 13,831, 44.16%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 408, 1.30%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 6,927, 22.12%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,632, 30.76%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 100, 0.32%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 15, 0.05%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 113, 0.36%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 291, 0.93%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Reading, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 30,953, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 13,587, 43.90%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 378, 1.22%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 5,858, 18.93%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,773, 34.80%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 51, 0.16%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 46, 0.15%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 115, 0.37%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 145, 0.47%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Reading, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 28,262, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 12,418, 43.94%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 447, 1.58%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 4,639, 16.41%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,380, 36.73%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 43, 0.15%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 75, 0.27%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 102, 0.36%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 158, 0.56%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Reading, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 30,108, 100% | 4,777,003 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 13,136, 43.63%, see rank | 51.35% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 606, 2.01%, see rank | 3.04% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 3,186, 10.58%, see rank | 16.47% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 12,617, 41.91%, see rank | 25.48% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 86, 0.29%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 26, 0.09%, see rank | 1.59% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 237, 0.79%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 205, 0.68%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.
