Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,381,607, 100% | 2,645,396 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 579,337, 41.93%, see rank | 35.08% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 27,781, 2.01%, see rank | 3.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 689,411, 49.90%, see rank | 53.93% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 41,691, 3.02%, see rank | 2.50% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 147, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 29,204, 2.11%, see rank | 4.39% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 371, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 7,707, 0.56%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 5,958, 0.43%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,364,435, 100% | 2,619,995 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 580,284, 42.53%, see rank | 35.49% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 28,263, 2.07%, see rank | 3.25% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 665,047, 48.74%, see rank | 52.97% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 48,096, 3.52%, see rank | 2.89% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 311, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 30,129, 2.21%, see rank | 4.46% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 385, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 7,853, 0.58%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 4,067, 0.30%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,341,462, 100% | 2,577,375 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 564,372, 42.07%, see rank | 35.34% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 30,050, 2.24%, see rank | 3.46% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 650,809, 48.51%, see rank | 52.39% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 53,969, 4.02%, see rank | 3.39% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 317, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 30,771, 2.29%, see rank | 4.51% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 255, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 7,112, 0.53%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 3,807, 0.28%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,317,951, 100% | 2,512,327 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 553,284, 41.98%, see rank | 35.35% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 30,918, 2.35%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 633,503, 48.07%, see rank | 51.89% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 57,741, 4.38%, see rank | 3.72% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 237, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 31,645, 2.40%, see rank | 4.57% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 298, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 6,824, 0.52%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 3,501, 0.27%, see rank | 0.26% | 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.
