Schuylkill County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Schuylkill County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 59,122, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 3,587, 6.07%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,739, 2.94%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 13,097, 22.15%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 30,961, 52.37%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 7,558, 12.78%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,551, 2.62%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 35, 0.06%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 449, 0.76%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 145, 0.25%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Schuylkill County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 60,121, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 3,311, 5.51%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,639, 2.73%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 12,660, 21.06%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 32,852, 54.64%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 7,973, 13.26%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,297, 2.16%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 28, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 275, 0.46%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 86, 0.14%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Schuylkill County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 60,347, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 3,189, 5.28%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,708, 2.83%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 11,547, 19.13%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 34,683, 57.47%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 7,870, 13.04%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
Wood | 971, 1.61%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 264, 0.44%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 106, 0.18%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Schuylkill County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 60,835, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 3,131, 5.15%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,865, 3.07%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 11,437, 18.80%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 35,383, 58.16%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 7,717, 12.69%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
Wood | 880, 1.45%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 257, 0.42%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 165, 0.27%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Schuylkill County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 60,530, 100% | 4,777,003 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 2,598, 4.29%, see rank | 51.35% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,011, 1.67%, see rank | 3.04% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 10,764, 17.78%, see rank | 16.47% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 36,323, 60.01%, see rank | 25.48% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 9,091, 15.02%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.14% |
Wood | 424, 0.70%, see rank | 1.59% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 4, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 267, 0.44%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 48, 0.08%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.