Portland Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Portland | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 30,107, 100% | 553,086 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 10,270, 34.11%, see rank | 5.45% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,048, 3.48%, see rank | 7.75% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 2,841, 9.44%, see rank | 4.79% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,926, 49.58%, see rank | 66.66% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 56, 0.19%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 585, 1.94%, see rank | 13.20% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 26, 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 274, 0.91%, see rank | 1.48% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 81, 0.27%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Portland | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 30,840, 100% | 553,208 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 9,275, 30.07%, see rank | 4.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,108, 3.59%, see rank | 6.93% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 2,790, 9.05%, see rank | 4.62% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 16,609, 53.86%, see rank | 70.45% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 90, 0.29%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 596, 1.93%, see rank | 11.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 283, 0.92%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 79, 0.26%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Portland | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 30,686, 100% | 551,125 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 8,433, 27.48%, see rank | 3.94% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,155, 3.76%, see rank | 6.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 2,513, 8.19%, see rank | 4.72% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 17,689, 57.65%, see rank | 74.07% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 138, 0.45%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 344, 1.12%, see rank | 9.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.04%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 204, 0.66%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 198, 0.65%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Portland | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 28,990, 100% | 542,617 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 7,609, 26.25%, see rank | 3.68% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,278, 4.41%, see rank | 6.26% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 2,101, 7.25%, see rank | 4.69% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 17,343, 59.82%, see rank | 75.61% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 86, 0.30%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 252, 0.87%, see rank | 8.75% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 11, 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 167, 0.58%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 143, 0.49%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.
