Rensselaer County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 63,995, 100% | 7,255,528 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 28,946, 45.23%, see rank | 56.12% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,464, 6.98%, see rank | 3.36% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 9,050, 14.14%, see rank | 10.26% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 16,837, 26.31%, see rank | 26.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 31, 0.05%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,662, 5.72%, see rank | 2.04% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 48, 0.08%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 782, 1.22%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 175, 0.27%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 63,952, 100% | 7,230,896 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 29,362, 45.91%, see rank | 54.92% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,076, 6.37%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 7,962, 12.45%, see rank | 9.44% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 18,454, 28.86%, see rank | 28.80% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 43, 0.07%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,231, 5.05%, see rank | 1.96% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 72, 0.11%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 531, 0.83%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 221, 0.35%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 63,518, 100% | 7,205,740 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 29,431, 46.33%, see rank | 53.35% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,900, 6.14%, see rank | 3.13% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 7,470, 11.76%, see rank | 8.86% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 19,139, 30.13%, see rank | 31.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 132, 0.21%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,897, 4.56%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 45, 0.07%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 377, 0.59%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 127, 0.20%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 61,211, 100% | 7,137,013 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 28,189, 46.05%, see rank | 52.57% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,531, 5.77%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 6,525, 10.66%, see rank | 8.64% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 19,787, 32.33%, see rank | 32.47% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 174, 0.28%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,586, 4.22%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 44, 0.07%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 284, 0.46%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 91, 0.15%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 59,894, 100% | 7,056,860 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 25,701, 42.91%, see rank | 51.75% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,385, 3.98%, see rank | 3.37% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 7,355, 12.28%, see rank | 8.72% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 22,000, 36.73%, see rank | 33.11% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 66, 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 2,009, 3.35%, see rank | 1.17% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 11, 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 173, 0.29%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 194, 0.32%, see rank | 0.66% | 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.
