State College Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | State College Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 57,283, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 12,938, 22.59%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,739, 3.04%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 22,313, 38.95%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,380, 25.10%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,779, 3.11%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,231, 5.64%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 584, 1.02%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 309, 0.54%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | State College Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 56,526, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 12,436, 22.00%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,646, 2.91%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 22,070, 39.04%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 15,367, 27.19%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,706, 3.02%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,585, 4.57%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 3, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 494, 0.87%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 219, 0.39%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | State College Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 54,971, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 11,562, 21.03%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,686, 3.07%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 21,267, 38.69%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 15,924, 28.97%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,672, 3.04%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,259, 4.11%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 399, 0.73%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 190, 0.35%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | State College Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 51,719, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 10,491, 20.28%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,570, 3.04%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 19,373, 37.46%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 15,796, 30.54%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,756, 3.40%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,106, 4.07%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 433, 0.84%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 182, 0.35%, see rank | 0.20% | 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.
