Richmond, VA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Richmond, VA | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 85,913, 100% | 3,041,710 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 37,432, 43.57%, see rank | 33.74% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 718, 0.84%, see rank | 4.51% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 39,813, 46.34%, see rank | 52.28% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,936, 8.07%, see rank | 6.01% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 34, 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 138, 0.16%, see rank | 2.76% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 26, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 383, 0.45%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 433, 0.50%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Richmond, VA | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 83,775, 100% | 3,006,219 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 37,085, 44.27%, see rank | 34.14% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 708, 0.85%, see rank | 4.55% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 36,545, 43.62%, see rank | 50.89% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 8,443, 10.08%, see rank | 7.03% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 52, 0.06%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 251, 0.30%, see rank | 2.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 286, 0.34%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 393, 0.47%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Richmond, VA | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 83,498, 100% | 2,974,481 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 38,308, 45.88%, see rank | 34.66% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 949, 1.14%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 33,170, 39.73%, see rank | 48.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,056, 12.04%, see rank | 8.25% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 44, 0.05%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 272, 0.33%, see rank | 2.64% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 51, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 285, 0.34%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 363, 0.43%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Richmond, VA | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 81,230, 100% | 2,936,634 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 38,574, 47.49%, see rank | 34.70% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 999, 1.23%, see rank | 5.08% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 29,415, 36.21%, see rank | 48.05% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,189, 13.77%, see rank | 8.99% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 49, 0.06%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 330, 0.41%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 50, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 216, 0.27%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 408, 0.50%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Richmond, VA | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 84,549, 100% | 2,699,173 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 45,030, 53.26%, see rank | 34.05% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,508, 1.78%, see rank | 5.13% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 20,058, 23.72%, see rank | 43.67% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 16,729, 19.79%, see rank | 13.43% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 26, 0.03%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 203, 0.24%, see rank | 2.93% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 41, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 527, 0.62%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 427, 0.51%, see rank | 0.26% | 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.
