Rochester Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Rochester Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 429,370, 100% | 7,255,528 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 305,220, 71.09%, see rank | 56.12% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 22,532, 5.25%, see rank | 3.36% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 59,800, 13.93%, see rank | 10.26% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 23,663, 5.51%, see rank | 26.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,679, 0.39%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 11,452, 2.67%, see rank | 2.04% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 53, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 3,495, 0.81%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,476, 0.34%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Rochester Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 415,192, 100% | 7,230,896 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 301,170, 72.54%, see rank | 54.92% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 19,301, 4.65%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 53,870, 12.97%, see rank | 9.44% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 25,196, 6.07%, see rank | 28.80% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,349, 0.32%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 10,176, 2.45%, see rank | 1.96% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 11, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,921, 0.70%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,198, 0.29%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Rochester Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 410,637, 100% | 7,205,740 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 299,799, 73.01%, see rank | 53.35% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 19,599, 4.77%, see rank | 3.13% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 48,153, 11.73%, see rank | 8.86% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 28,665, 6.98%, see rank | 31.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,158, 0.28%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 9,676, 2.36%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 2,469, 0.60%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,105, 0.27%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Rochester Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 401,751, 100% | 7,137,013 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 291,893, 72.66%, see rank | 52.57% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 19,040, 4.74%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 47,112, 11.73%, see rank | 8.64% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 29,730, 7.40%, see rank | 32.47% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,224, 0.30%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 9,225, 2.30%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 2,417, 0.60%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,098, 0.27%, see rank | 0.51% | 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.
