Swain County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Swain County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 5,357, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 122, 2.28%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,247, 23.28%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 2,611, 48.74%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 643, 12.00%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 7, 0.13%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 703, 13.12%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 15, 0.28%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 9, 0.17%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Swain County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 5,476, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 89, 1.63%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,326, 24.21%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 2,627, 47.97%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 788, 14.39%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 17, 0.31%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 629, 11.49%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Swain County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 5,772, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 178, 3.08%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,376, 23.84%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 2,691, 46.62%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 780, 13.51%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 19, 0.33%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 708, 12.27%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 20, 0.35%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Swain County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 5,608, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 165, 2.94%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,363, 24.30%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 2,575, 45.92%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 819, 14.60%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 22, 0.39%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 634, 11.31%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 30, 0.53%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Swain County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 5,137, 100% | 3,132,013 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 59, 1.15%, see rank | 24.19% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,234, 24.02%, see rank | 12.59% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 1,754, 34.14%, see rank | 48.81% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,421, 27.66%, see rank | 11.76% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 645, 12.56%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2, 0.04%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 22, 0.43%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
