Richmond Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Richmond Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 463,593, 100% | 3,041,710 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 133,038, 28.70%, see rank | 33.74% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 12,828, 2.77%, see rank | 4.51% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 278,419, 60.06%, see rank | 52.28% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 30,217, 6.52%, see rank | 6.01% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 84, 0.02%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 6,239, 1.35%, see rank | 2.76% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 92, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 992, 0.21%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,684, 0.36%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Richmond Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 477,123, 100% | 3,006,219 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 133,071, 27.89%, see rank | 34.14% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 15,209, 3.19%, see rank | 4.55% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 279,852, 58.65%, see rank | 50.89% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 37,957, 7.96%, see rank | 7.03% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 120, 0.03%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 8,709, 1.83%, see rank | 2.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 24, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 933, 0.20%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,248, 0.26%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Richmond Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 471,958, 100% | 2,974,481 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 134,905, 28.58%, see rank | 34.66% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 17,501, 3.71%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 265,057, 56.16%, see rank | 48.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 43,379, 9.19%, see rank | 8.25% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 105, 0.02%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 8,929, 1.89%, see rank | 2.64% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 71, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 876, 0.19%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,135, 0.24%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Richmond Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 460,902, 100% | 2,936,634 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 134,219, 29.12%, see rank | 34.70% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 18,672, 4.05%, see rank | 5.08% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 249,777, 54.19%, see rank | 48.05% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 47,181, 10.24%, see rank | 8.99% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 93, 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 8,744, 1.90%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 69, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 922, 0.20%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,225, 0.27%, see rank | 0.22% | 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.
