Santa Cruz, Watsonville Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 94,219, 100% | 12,617,280 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 59,777, 63.44%, see rank | 65.57% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,575, 9.10%, see rank | 3.16% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 18,313, 19.44%, see rank | 25.76% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 177, 0.19%, see rank | 0.27% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,243, 5.56%, see rank | 1.73% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 244, 0.26%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 901, 0.96%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 989, 1.05%, see rank | 3.02% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 93,310, 100% | 12,466,331 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 60,644, 64.99%, see rank | 66.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,234, 8.82%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 16,744, 17.94%, see rank | 24.90% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 240, 0.26%, see rank | 0.29% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,284, 5.66%, see rank | 1.76% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 194, 0.21%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 903, 0.97%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,067, 1.14%, see rank | 2.86% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 93,802, 100% | 12,392,852 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 60,757, 64.77%, see rank | 67.43% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,771, 9.35%, see rank | 3.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 16,094, 17.16%, see rank | 23.80% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 226, 0.24%, see rank | 0.33% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,814, 6.20%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 201, 0.21%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 594, 0.63%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,345, 1.43%, see rank | 2.89% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 93,754, 100% | 12,187,191 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 60,073, 64.08%, see rank | 67.85% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,522, 10.16%, see rank | 3.40% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 15,780, 16.83%, see rank | 23.42% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 268, 0.29%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 6,031, 6.43%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 187, 0.20%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 432, 0.46%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,461, 1.56%, 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.
