South Portland Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | South Portland | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,852, 100% | 553,086 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 3,864, 35.61%, see rank | 5.45% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 374, 3.45%, see rank | 7.75% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 725, 6.68%, see rank | 4.79% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,541, 51.06%, see rank | 66.66% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 21, 0.19%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 222, 2.05%, see rank | 13.20% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 91, 0.84%, see rank | 1.48% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 14, 0.13%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | South Portland | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,892, 100% | 553,208 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 3,777, 34.68%, see rank | 4.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 380, 3.49%, see rank | 6.93% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 540, 4.96%, see rank | 4.62% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,977, 54.88%, see rank | 70.45% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 19, 0.17%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 112, 1.03%, see rank | 11.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 66, 0.61%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 21, 0.19%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | South Portland | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 11,070, 100% | 551,125 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 3,310, 29.90%, see rank | 3.94% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 466, 4.21%, see rank | 6.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 651, 5.88%, see rank | 4.72% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,345, 57.32%, see rank | 74.07% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 55, 0.50%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 131, 1.18%, see rank | 9.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 88, 0.79%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 24, 0.22%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | South Portland | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,419, 100% | 542,617 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 2,962, 28.43%, see rank | 3.68% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 385, 3.70%, see rank | 6.26% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 528, 5.07%, see rank | 4.69% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,315, 60.61%, see rank | 75.61% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 26, 0.25%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 88, 0.84%, see rank | 8.75% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 93, 0.89%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 22, 0.21%, 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.
