Spokane Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Spokane Area | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 211,284, 100% | 2,645,396 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 99,271, 46.98%, see rank | 35.08% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,910, 1.38%, see rank | 3.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 86,668, 41.02%, see rank | 53.93% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,109, 2.89%, see rank | 2.50% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 13,571, 6.42%, see rank | 4.39% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 59, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 2,222, 1.05%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 474, 0.22%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Spokane Area | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 187,397, 100% | 2,619,995 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 96,549, 51.52%, see rank | 35.49% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,506, 1.34%, see rank | 3.25% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 74,428, 39.72%, see rank | 52.97% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,383, 3.41%, see rank | 2.89% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 46, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,801, 3.10%, see rank | 4.46% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 20, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,330, 0.71%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 334, 0.18%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Spokane Area | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 184,590, 100% | 2,577,375 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 95,228, 51.59%, see rank | 35.34% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,037, 1.65%, see rank | 3.46% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 70,073, 37.96%, see rank | 52.39% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 8,360, 4.53%, see rank | 3.39% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 51, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,997, 3.25%, see rank | 4.51% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 61, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,493, 0.81%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 290, 0.16%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Spokane Area | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 181,768, 100% | 2,512,327 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 93,838, 51.63%, see rank | 35.35% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,368, 1.85%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 67,482, 37.13%, see rank | 51.89% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 8,817, 4.85%, see rank | 3.72% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 57, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 6,306, 3.47%, see rank | 4.57% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 57, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,441, 0.79%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 402, 0.22%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
* 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.
