Sanford Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Sanford | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 8,686, 100% | 553,086 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 185, 2.13%, see rank | 5.45% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 546, 6.29%, see rank | 7.75% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 529, 6.09%, see rank | 4.79% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,594, 75.92%, see rank | 66.66% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 633, 7.29%, see rank | 13.20% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 151, 1.74%, see rank | 1.48% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 48, 0.55%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Sanford | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 8,591, 100% | 553,208 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 119, 1.39%, see rank | 4.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 563, 6.55%, see rank | 6.93% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 504, 5.87%, see rank | 4.62% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,740, 78.45%, see rank | 70.45% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.10%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 543, 6.32%, see rank | 11.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 79, 0.92%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 34, 0.40%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Sanford | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 8,709, 100% | 551,125 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 105, 1.21%, see rank | 3.94% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 528, 6.06%, see rank | 6.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 547, 6.28%, see rank | 4.72% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,111, 81.65%, see rank | 74.07% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 7, 0.08%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 326, 3.74%, see rank | 9.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 50, 0.57%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 35, 0.40%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Sanford | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 8,448, 100% | 542,617 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 63, 0.75%, see rank | 3.68% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 574, 6.79%, see rank | 6.26% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 621, 7.35%, see rank | 4.69% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,875, 81.38%, see rank | 75.61% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 7, 0.08%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 266, 3.15%, see rank | 8.75% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 32, 0.38%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 10, 0.12%, 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.
