Scranton, Wilkes, Barre Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Scranton, Wilkes, Barre Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 225,565, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 113,186, 50.18%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,519, 4.66%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 45,223, 20.05%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 43,162, 19.14%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 6,868, 3.04%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,900, 2.17%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 74, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,155, 0.51%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 478, 0.21%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Scranton, Wilkes, Barre Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 228,192, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 114,472, 50.16%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,143, 4.44%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 42,919, 18.81%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 47,794, 20.94%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 7,227, 3.17%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,298, 1.88%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 35, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 886, 0.39%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 418, 0.18%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Scranton, Wilkes, Barre Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 228,196, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 115,419, 50.58%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,093, 4.42%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 40,365, 17.69%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 51,180, 22.43%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 6,707, 2.94%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,299, 1.45%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 15, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 745, 0.33%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 373, 0.16%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Scranton, Wilkes, Barre Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 229,398, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 116,574, 50.82%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,572, 4.61%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 38,766, 16.90%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 53,051, 23.13%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 6,681, 2.91%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,834, 1.24%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 22, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 586, 0.26%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 312, 0.14%, see rank | 0.20% | 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.
