Thornton, CO Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Thornton, CO | Colorado | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 41,632, 100% | 1,998,314 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 31,757, 76.28%, see rank | 71.94% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 412, 0.99%, see rank | 4.86% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 9,253, 22.23%, see rank | 19.94% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 18, 0.04%, see rank | 0.11% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 151, 0.36%, see rank | 2.08% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 23, 0.06%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 18, 0.04%, see rank | 0.31% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Thornton, CO | Colorado | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 40,253, 100% | 1,962,753 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 32,733, 81.32%, see rank | 73.76% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 244, 0.61%, see rank | 5.07% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 7,053, 17.52%, see rank | 18.00% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11, 0.03%, see rank | 0.13% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 112, 0.28%, see rank | 2.02% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 49, 0.12%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 51, 0.13%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Thornton, CO | Colorado | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 38,574, 100% | 1,918,959 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 32,491, 84.23%, see rank | 75.11% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 126, 0.33%, see rank | 5.27% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 5,788, 15.00%, see rank | 16.43% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 26, 0.07%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 60, 0.16%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 83, 0.22%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Thornton, CO | Colorado | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 38,058, 100% | 1,869,276 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 32,219, 84.66%, see rank | 75.50% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 298, 0.78%, see rank | 5.41% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 5,357, 14.08%, see rank | 15.93% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 19, 0.05%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 58, 0.15%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 107, 0.28%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Thornton, CO | Colorado | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 28,834, 100% | 1,658,238 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 23,673, 82.10%, see rank | 74.86% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 148, 0.51%, see rank | 6.20% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 4,907, 17.02%, see rank | 16.11% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4, 0.01%, see rank | 0.15% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.04%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 18, 0.06%, see rank | 1.45% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 19, 0.07%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 35, 0.12%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 18, 0.06%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.
