Somerset County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Somerset County | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,567, 100% | 553,086 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 25, 0.12%, see rank | 5.45% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,659, 7.69%, see rank | 7.75% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 556, 2.58%, see rank | 4.79% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 13,797, 63.97%, see rank | 66.66% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 113, 0.52%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,027, 23.31%, see rank | 13.20% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 381, 1.77%, see rank | 1.48% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 9, 0.04%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Somerset County | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,847, 100% | 553,208 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 45, 0.21%, see rank | 4.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,301, 5.96%, see rank | 6.93% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 833, 3.81%, see rank | 4.62% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,633, 66.98%, see rank | 70.45% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 107, 0.49%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,546, 20.81%, see rank | 11.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.04%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 335, 1.53%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 38, 0.17%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Somerset County | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,892, 100% | 551,125 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 127, 0.58%, see rank | 3.94% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,032, 4.71%, see rank | 6.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 930, 4.25%, see rank | 4.72% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 15,846, 72.38%, see rank | 74.07% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 78, 0.36%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,613, 16.50%, see rank | 9.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.04%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 215, 0.98%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 42, 0.19%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Somerset County | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,198, 100% | 542,617 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 128, 0.60%, see rank | 3.68% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 789, 3.72%, see rank | 6.26% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 1,012, 4.77%, see rank | 4.69% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 15,701, 74.07%, see rank | 75.61% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 48, 0.23%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,249, 15.33%, see rank | 8.75% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.06%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 224, 1.06%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 35, 0.17%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Somerset County | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 20,496, 100% | 518,200 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 25, 0.12%, see rank | 3.46% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 791, 3.86%, see rank | 4.88% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 608, 2.97%, see rank | 4.44% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 16,441, 80.22%, see rank | 80.17% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 28, 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 2,542, 12.40%, see rank | 6.44% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 4, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 27, 0.13%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 30, 0.15%, see rank | 0.12% | 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.
