Tacoma, WA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Tacoma, WA | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 78,761, 100% | 2,645,396 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 26,191, 33.25%, see rank | 35.08% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 696, 0.88%, see rank | 3.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 48,334, 61.37%, see rank | 53.93% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,940, 2.46%, see rank | 2.50% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 812, 1.03%, see rank | 4.39% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 29, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 308, 0.39%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 442, 0.56%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Tacoma, WA | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 78,447, 100% | 2,619,995 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 26,953, 34.36%, see rank | 35.49% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 814, 1.04%, see rank | 3.25% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 46,958, 59.86%, see rank | 52.97% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,138, 2.73%, see rank | 2.89% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 29, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 806, 1.03%, see rank | 4.46% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 20, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 461, 0.59%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 268, 0.34%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Tacoma, WA | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 80,003, 100% | 2,577,375 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 28,250, 35.31%, see rank | 35.34% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 818, 1.02%, see rank | 3.46% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 46,627, 58.28%, see rank | 52.39% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,859, 3.57%, see rank | 3.39% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 651, 0.81%, see rank | 4.51% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 26, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 466, 0.58%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 294, 0.37%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Tacoma, WA | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 79,151, 100% | 2,512,327 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 27,475, 34.71%, see rank | 35.35% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 839, 1.06%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 46,287, 58.48%, see rank | 51.89% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,123, 3.95%, see rank | 3.72% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 6, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 798, 1.01%, see rank | 4.57% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 14, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 373, 0.47%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 236, 0.30%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Tacoma, WA | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 76,110, 100% | 2,271,398 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 27,119, 35.63%, see rank | 32.88% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 585, 0.77%, see rank | 3.06% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 42,967, 56.45%, see rank | 52.93% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,234, 5.56%, see rank | 5.58% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 21, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 589, 0.77%, see rank | 4.71% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 3, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 421, 0.55%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 171, 0.22%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.
