Suffolk County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Suffolk County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 496,780, 100% | 7,255,528 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 178,725, 35.98%, see rank | 56.12% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,154, 2.04%, see rank | 3.36% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 33,216, 6.69%, see rank | 10.26% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 268,051, 53.96%, see rank | 26.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 453, 0.09%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,763, 0.76%, see rank | 2.04% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 81, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,413, 0.28%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 924, 0.19%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Suffolk County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 496,349, 100% | 7,230,896 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 172,463, 34.75%, see rank | 54.92% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,680, 1.75%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 32,422, 6.53%, see rank | 9.44% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 277,345, 55.88%, see rank | 28.80% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 392, 0.08%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,115, 0.63%, see rank | 1.96% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 122, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,158, 0.23%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 652, 0.13%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Suffolk County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 495,289, 100% | 7,205,740 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 166,312, 33.58%, see rank | 53.35% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,475, 1.71%, see rank | 3.13% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 31,875, 6.44%, see rank | 8.86% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 284,209, 57.38%, see rank | 31.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 366, 0.07%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,414, 0.49%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 83, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 959, 0.19%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 596, 0.12%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Suffolk County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 478,858, 100% | 7,137,013 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 156,340, 32.65%, see rank | 52.57% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,323, 1.74%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 29,973, 6.26%, see rank | 8.64% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 280,120, 58.50%, see rank | 32.47% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 427, 0.09%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,054, 0.43%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 94, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 889, 0.19%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 638, 0.13%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Suffolk County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 469,299, 100% | 7,056,860 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 129,887, 27.68%, see rank | 51.75% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,920, 1.90%, see rank | 3.37% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 30,153, 6.43%, see rank | 8.72% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 297,010, 63.29%, see rank | 33.11% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 498, 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 826, 0.18%, see rank | 1.17% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 98, 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,434, 0.31%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 473, 0.10%, see rank | 0.66% | 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.
