Somerset County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Somerset County | Maryland | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 8,498, 100% | 2,155,983 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 266, 3.13%, see rank | 44.54% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,828, 21.51%, see rank | 3.17% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 4,277, 50.33%, see rank | 39.67% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,662, 19.56%, see rank | 10.31% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 3, 0.04%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
Wood | 318, 3.74%, see rank | 1.37% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 137, 1.61%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 7, 0.08%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Somerset County | Maryland | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 8,494, 100% | 2,138,806 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 275, 3.24%, see rank | 44.82% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,733, 20.40%, see rank | 3.21% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 4,215, 49.62%, see rank | 38.74% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,849, 21.77%, see rank | 11.18% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 3, 0.04%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
Wood | 265, 3.12%, see rank | 1.27% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 130, 1.53%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 24, 0.28%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Somerset County | Maryland | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 8,327, 100% | 2,121,047 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 368, 4.42%, see rank | 45.09% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,703, 20.45%, see rank | 3.32% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 3,965, 47.62%, see rank | 37.58% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,056, 24.69%, see rank | 12.14% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
Wood | 178, 2.14%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 43, 0.52%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 14, 0.17%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Somerset County | Maryland | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 8,341, 100% | 2,092,538 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 467, 5.60%, see rank | 45.21% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,661, 19.91%, see rank | 3.47% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 3,873, 46.43%, see rank | 36.77% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,112, 25.32%, see rank | 12.71% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 13, 0.16%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
Wood | 163, 1.95%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 36, 0.43%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 16, 0.19%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Somerset County | Maryland | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 8,361, 100% | 1,980,859 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 391, 4.68%, see rank | 46.03% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,053, 24.55%, see rank | 3.09% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 2,842, 33.99%, see rank | 33.09% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,731, 32.66%, see rank | 15.99% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 7, 0.08%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.14% |
Wood | 276, 3.30%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 44, 0.53%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 17, 0.20%, 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.