Salinas Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Salinas Area | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 125,115, 100% | 12,617,280 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 75,720, 60.52%, see rank | 65.57% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,335, 4.26%, see rank | 3.16% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 38,337, 30.64%, see rank | 25.76% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 101, 0.08%, see rank | 0.27% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 27, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,713, 2.17%, see rank | 1.73% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 206, 0.16%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 400, 0.32%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 2,276, 1.82%, see rank | 3.02% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Salinas Area | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 125,123, 100% | 12,466,331 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 78,693, 62.89%, see rank | 66.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,634, 4.50%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 34,397, 27.49%, see rank | 24.90% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 122, 0.10%, see rank | 0.29% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 21, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,699, 2.16%, see rank | 1.76% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 78, 0.06%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 357, 0.29%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 3,122, 2.50%, see rank | 2.86% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Salinas Area | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 124,963, 100% | 12,392,852 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 82,051, 65.66%, see rank | 67.43% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,939, 4.75%, see rank | 3.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 28,969, 23.18%, see rank | 23.80% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 192, 0.15%, see rank | 0.33% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 29, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,319, 2.66%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 70, 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 384, 0.31%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 4,010, 3.21%, see rank | 2.89% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Salinas Area | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 125,360, 100% | 12,187,191 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 82,308, 65.66%, see rank | 67.85% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,642, 5.30%, see rank | 3.40% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 27,919, 22.27%, see rank | 23.42% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 199, 0.16%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,405, 2.72%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 74, 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 348, 0.28%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 4,465, 3.56%, see rank | 2.74% | 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.
