Salem, VA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Salem, VA | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,953, 100% | 3,041,710 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 5,361, 53.86%, see rank | 33.74% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 120, 1.21%, see rank | 4.51% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 3,802, 38.20%, see rank | 52.28% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 478, 4.80%, see rank | 6.01% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 122, 1.23%, see rank | 2.76% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 28, 0.28%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 42, 0.42%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Salem, VA | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,953, 100% | 3,006,219 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 5,677, 57.04%, see rank | 34.14% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 45, 0.45%, see rank | 4.55% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 3,540, 35.57%, see rank | 50.89% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 524, 5.26%, see rank | 7.03% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 108, 1.09%, see rank | 2.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 20, 0.20%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 39, 0.39%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Salem, VA | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,890, 100% | 2,974,481 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 5,691, 57.54%, see rank | 34.66% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 41, 0.41%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 3,414, 34.52%, see rank | 48.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 697, 7.05%, see rank | 8.25% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 47, 0.48%, see rank | 2.64% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Salem, VA | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,812, 100% | 2,936,634 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 5,704, 58.13%, see rank | 34.70% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 92, 0.94%, see rank | 5.08% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 3,210, 32.72%, see rank | 48.05% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 765, 7.80%, see rank | 8.99% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 29, 0.30%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 12, 0.12%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Salem, VA | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,954, 100% | 2,699,173 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 5,786, 58.13%, see rank | 34.05% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 185, 1.86%, see rank | 5.13% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 2,791, 28.04%, see rank | 43.67% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,122, 11.27%, see rank | 13.43% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 34, 0.34%, see rank | 2.93% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.09%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 27, 0.27%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, 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.
