Rowan County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Rowan County | North Carolina | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 52,002, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 14,145, 27.20%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,848, 3.55%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 32,050, 61.63%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,277, 4.38%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,491, 2.87%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 26, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 14, 0.03%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 151, 0.29%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Rowan County | North Carolina | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 52,878, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 13,593, 25.71%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,010, 3.80%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 32,205, 60.90%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,263, 6.17%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,587, 3.00%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 28, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 15, 0.03%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 177, 0.33%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Rowan County | North Carolina | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 52,877, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 13,931, 26.35%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,272, 4.30%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 30,940, 58.51%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,012, 7.59%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 11, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,461, 2.76%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 24, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 88, 0.17%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 138, 0.26%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Rowan County | North Carolina | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 52,989, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 14,423, 27.22%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,561, 4.83%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 29,581, 55.82%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,691, 8.85%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 14, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,387, 2.62%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 12, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 161, 0.30%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 159, 0.30%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Rowan County | North Carolina | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 49,940, 100% | 3,132,013 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 14,687, 29.41%, see rank | 24.19% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,633, 5.27%, see rank | 12.59% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 24,173, 48.40%, see rank | 48.81% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,175, 14.37%, see rank | 11.76% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 27, 0.05%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
Wood | 1,031, 2.06%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 51, 0.10%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 163, 0.33%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.