Sumter Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Sumter Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 40,024, 100% | 1,795,715 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 3,790, 9.47%, see rank | 23.19% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,163, 5.40%, see rank | 4.45% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 32,886, 82.17%, see rank | 69.42% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 684, 1.71%, see rank | 1.31% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 19, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 290, 0.72%, see rank | 1.13% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 65, 0.16%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 118, 0.29%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Sumter Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 39,347, 100% | 1,768,255 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 3,955, 10.05%, see rank | 24.20% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,981, 5.03%, see rank | 4.95% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 32,285, 82.05%, see rank | 67.56% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 737, 1.87%, see rank | 1.75% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 266, 0.68%, see rank | 1.12% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 47, 0.12%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 76, 0.19%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Sumter Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 38,856, 100% | 1,741,994 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 3,798, 9.77%, see rank | 24.92% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,200, 5.66%, see rank | 5.54% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 31,607, 81.34%, see rank | 65.81% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 867, 2.23%, see rank | 2.27% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 255, 0.66%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 32, 0.08%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 97, 0.25%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Sumter Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 39,197, 100% | 1,693,388 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 3,958, 10.10%, see rank | 25.46% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,425, 6.19%, see rank | 6.05% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 31,369, 80.03%, see rank | 64.40% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,004, 2.56%, see rank | 2.59% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 321, 0.82%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 9, 0.02%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 111, 0.28%, see rank | 0.30% | 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.
