Seattle, WA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Seattle, WA | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 290,822, 100% | 2,645,396 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 108,891, 37.44%, see rank | 35.08% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,591, 0.89%, see rank | 3.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 153,556, 52.80%, see rank | 53.93% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 19,611, 6.74%, see rank | 2.50% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 62, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,050, 0.36%, see rank | 4.39% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 129, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 2,277, 0.78%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 2,655, 0.91%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Seattle, WA | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 285,476, 100% | 2,619,995 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 108,999, 38.18%, see rank | 35.49% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,367, 0.83%, see rank | 3.25% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 146,152, 51.20%, see rank | 52.97% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 22,386, 7.84%, see rank | 2.89% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 162, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,099, 0.38%, see rank | 4.46% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 193, 0.07%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,312, 0.81%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,806, 0.63%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Seattle, WA | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 280,453, 100% | 2,577,375 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 106,570, 38.00%, see rank | 35.34% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,393, 0.85%, see rank | 3.46% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 141,514, 50.46%, see rank | 52.39% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 24,487, 8.73%, see rank | 3.39% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 169, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,375, 0.49%, see rank | 4.51% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 126, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,922, 0.69%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,897, 0.68%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Seattle, WA | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 277,014, 100% | 2,512,327 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 105,672, 38.15%, see rank | 35.35% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,224, 0.80%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 138,139, 49.87%, see rank | 51.89% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 25,661, 9.26%, see rank | 3.72% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 127, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,352, 0.49%, see rank | 4.57% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 187, 0.07%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,977, 0.71%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,675, 0.60%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Seattle, WA | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 258,510, 100% | 2,271,398 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 91,726, 35.48%, see rank | 32.88% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,051, 0.79%, see rank | 3.06% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 126,143, 48.80%, see rank | 52.93% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 33,889, 13.11%, see rank | 5.58% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 11, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 689, 0.27%, see rank | 4.71% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 38, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,753, 1.06%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,210, 0.47%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.
