Silver Spring, MD Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Silver Spring, MD | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 30,290, 100% | 2,155,983 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 17,316, 57.17%, see rank | 44.54% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 189, 0.62%, see rank | 3.17% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 11,745, 38.78%, see rank | 39.67% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 689, 2.27%, see rank | 10.31% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 6, 0.02%, see rank | 1.37% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 5, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 118, 0.39%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 222, 0.73%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Silver Spring, MD | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 29,467, 100% | 2,138,806 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 16,702, 56.68%, see rank | 44.82% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 197, 0.67%, see rank | 3.21% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 11,534, 39.14%, see rank | 38.74% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 783, 2.66%, see rank | 11.18% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 7, 0.02%, see rank | 1.27% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 145, 0.49%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 93, 0.32%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Silver Spring, MD | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 28,156, 100% | 2,121,047 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 16,808, 59.70%, see rank | 45.09% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 314, 1.12%, see rank | 3.32% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 10,131, 35.98%, see rank | 37.58% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 753, 2.67%, see rank | 12.14% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 7, 0.02%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 122, 0.43%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 21, 0.07%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Silver Spring, MD | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 29,506, 100% | 2,092,538 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 18,971, 64.30%, see rank | 45.21% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 307, 1.04%, see rank | 3.47% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 9,121, 30.91%, see rank | 36.77% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 915, 3.10%, see rank | 12.71% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 8, 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 14, 0.05%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 134, 0.45%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 36, 0.12%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Silver Spring, MD | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 30,403, 100% | 1,980,859 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 21,772, 71.61%, see rank | 46.03% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 347, 1.14%, see rank | 3.09% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 6,487, 21.34%, see rank | 33.09% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,415, 4.65%, see rank | 15.99% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 14, 0.05%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 7, 0.02%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 184, 0.61%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 177, 0.58%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
