Salem, MA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Salem, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 18,148, 100% | 2,538,485 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 10,363, 57.10%, see rank | 49.70% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 369, 2.03%, see rank | 2.86% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 3,096, 17.06%, see rank | 14.23% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,189, 23.08%, see rank | 30.36% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 35, 0.19%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 7, 0.04%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 20, 0.11%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 53, 0.29%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 16, 0.09%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Salem, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 17,844, 100% | 2,525,694 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 9,801, 54.93%, see rank | 48.52% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 157, 0.88%, see rank | 2.58% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 3,228, 18.09%, see rank | 13.69% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,529, 25.38%, see rank | 32.78% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 31, 0.17%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 20, 0.11%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 52, 0.29%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 26, 0.15%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Salem, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 17,534, 100% | 2,512,552 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 8,640, 49.28%, see rank | 47.48% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 210, 1.20%, see rank | 2.55% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 3,183, 18.15%, see rank | 13.27% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,333, 30.42%, see rank | 34.58% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 14, 0.08%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 21, 0.12%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 101, 0.58%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 32, 0.18%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Salem, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 17,489, 100% | 2,465,654 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 8,639, 49.40%, see rank | 46.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 228, 1.30%, see rank | 2.56% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 2,782, 15.91%, see rank | 12.99% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,732, 32.77%, see rank | 35.57% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 16, 0.09%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 17, 0.10%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 65, 0.37%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 10, 0.06%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Salem, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 17,492, 100% | 2,443,580 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 7,635, 43.65%, see rank | 43.89% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 245, 1.40%, see rank | 2.63% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 2,395, 13.69%, see rank | 12.42% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,059, 40.36%, see rank | 39.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 10, 0.06%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 8, 0.05%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 75, 0.43%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 65, 0.37%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.
