Roanoke Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Roanoke Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 128,965, 100% | 3,041,710 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 45,689, 35.43%, see rank | 33.74% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,358, 4.15%, see rank | 4.51% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 62,548, 48.50%, see rank | 52.28% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,737, 7.55%, see rank | 6.01% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 34, 0.03%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,995, 3.87%, see rank | 2.76% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 37, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 316, 0.25%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 251, 0.19%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Roanoke Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 128,920, 100% | 3,006,219 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 46,585, 36.13%, see rank | 34.14% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,315, 4.12%, see rank | 4.55% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 60,459, 46.90%, see rank | 50.89% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,306, 8.77%, see rank | 7.03% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 28, 0.02%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,802, 3.72%, see rank | 2.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 268, 0.21%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 157, 0.12%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Roanoke Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 128,818, 100% | 2,974,481 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 47,391, 36.79%, see rank | 34.66% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,108, 4.74%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 57,409, 44.57%, see rank | 48.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 13,049, 10.13%, see rank | 8.25% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 61, 0.05%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,318, 3.35%, see rank | 2.64% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 355, 0.28%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 127, 0.10%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Roanoke Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 125,485, 100% | 2,936,634 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 47,232, 37.64%, see rank | 34.70% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,730, 4.57%, see rank | 5.08% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 54,281, 43.26%, see rank | 48.05% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 13,681, 10.90%, see rank | 8.99% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 58, 0.05%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,041, 3.22%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 290, 0.23%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 163, 0.13%, 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.
