Schenectady County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Schenectady County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 57,846, 100% | 7,255,528 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 42,189, 72.93%, see rank | 56.12% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,554, 2.69%, see rank | 3.36% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 7,227, 12.49%, see rank | 10.26% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,559, 9.61%, see rank | 26.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 42, 0.07%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 909, 1.57%, see rank | 2.04% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 278, 0.48%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 75, 0.13%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Schenectady County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 58,263, 100% | 7,230,896 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 42,314, 72.63%, see rank | 54.92% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,522, 2.61%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 6,472, 11.11%, see rank | 9.44% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,781, 11.64%, see rank | 28.80% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 43, 0.07%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 829, 1.42%, see rank | 1.96% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 214, 0.37%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 78, 0.13%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Schenectady County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 58,583, 100% | 7,205,740 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 42,730, 72.94%, see rank | 53.35% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,473, 2.51%, see rank | 3.13% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 6,093, 10.40%, see rank | 8.86% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,329, 12.51%, see rank | 31.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 34, 0.06%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 648, 1.11%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 16, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 217, 0.37%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 43, 0.07%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Schenectady County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 58,188, 100% | 7,137,013 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 41,994, 72.17%, see rank | 52.57% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,501, 2.58%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 5,963, 10.25%, see rank | 8.64% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,933, 13.63%, see rank | 32.47% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 36, 0.06%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 527, 0.91%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 177, 0.30%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 45, 0.08%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Schenectady County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 59,684, 100% | 7,056,860 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 43,228, 72.43%, see rank | 51.75% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,146, 1.92%, see rank | 3.37% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 5,866, 9.83%, see rank | 8.72% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 8,755, 14.67%, see rank | 33.11% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 429, 0.72%, see rank | 1.17% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 29, 0.05%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 144, 0.24%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 87, 0.15%, see rank | 0.66% | 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.
