Shelby County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Shelby County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 345,475, 100% | 2,487,349 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 197,771, 57.25%, see rank | 33.15% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,168, 0.92%, see rank | 4.33% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 142,768, 41.33%, see rank | 59.47% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 282, 0.08%, see rank | 0.47% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 30, 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 573, 0.17%, see rank | 2.14% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 207, 0.06%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 658, 0.19%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Shelby County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 341,948, 100% | 2,468,841 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 203,001, 59.37%, see rank | 34.02% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,997, 0.88%, see rank | 4.74% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 134,536, 39.34%, see rank | 58.25% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 317, 0.09%, see rank | 0.58% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 38, 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 402, 0.12%, see rank | 2.07% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 118, 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 539, 0.16%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Shelby County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 340,443, 100% | 2,443,475 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 212,550, 62.43%, see rank | 35.47% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,443, 1.01%, see rank | 5.25% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 122,938, 36.11%, see rank | 56.12% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 338, 0.10%, see rank | 0.79% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 72, 0.02%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 521, 0.15%, see rank | 2.01% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 137, 0.04%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 431, 0.13%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Shelby County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 344,095, 100% | 2,412,567 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 214,747, 62.41%, see rank | 35.98% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,626, 1.05%, see rank | 5.59% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 124,155, 36.08%, see rank | 55.22% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 301, 0.09%, see rank | 0.90% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 64, 0.02%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 546, 0.16%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 150, 0.04%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 494, 0.14%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Shelby County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 338,366, 100% | 2,232,905 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 204,687, 60.49%, see rank | 36.03% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,668, 1.38%, see rank | 7.24% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 126,916, 37.51%, see rank | 52.14% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 174, 0.05%, see rank | 1.82% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 28, 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 511, 0.15%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 108, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 375, 0.11%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 899, 0.27%, see rank | 0.22% | 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.
