San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 631,835, 100% | 12,617,280 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 421,732, 66.75%, see rank | 65.57% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,995, 1.74%, see rank | 3.16% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 185,805, 29.41%, see rank | 25.76% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 610, 0.10%, see rank | 0.27% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 56, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,353, 0.53%, see rank | 1.73% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 1,121, 0.18%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 868, 0.14%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 7,295, 1.15%, see rank | 3.02% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 621,295, 100% | 12,466,331 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 417,787, 67.24%, see rank | 66.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,307, 1.66%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 182,049, 29.30%, see rank | 24.90% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 582, 0.09%, see rank | 0.29% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 35, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,477, 0.56%, see rank | 1.76% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 679, 0.11%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,011, 0.16%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 5,368, 0.86%, see rank | 2.86% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 613,559, 100% | 12,392,852 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 409,571, 66.75%, see rank | 67.43% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,745, 1.75%, see rank | 3.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 182,201, 29.70%, see rank | 23.80% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 549, 0.09%, see rank | 0.33% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 35, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,410, 0.56%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 603, 0.10%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,138, 0.19%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 5,307, 0.86%, see rank | 2.89% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 602,095, 100% | 12,187,191 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 404,114, 67.12%, see rank | 67.85% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,665, 1.77%, see rank | 3.40% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 176,548, 29.32%, see rank | 23.42% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 570, 0.09%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 28, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,547, 0.59%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 484, 0.08%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,042, 0.17%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 5,097, 0.85%, 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.
