Towson, MD Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Towson, MD | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 20,976, 100% | 2,155,983 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 12,110, 57.73%, see rank | 44.54% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 167, 0.80%, see rank | 3.17% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 6,564, 31.29%, see rank | 39.67% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,998, 9.53%, see rank | 10.31% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 39, 0.19%, see rank | 1.37% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 39, 0.19%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 59, 0.28%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Towson, MD | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 20,797, 100% | 2,138,806 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 12,255, 58.93%, see rank | 44.82% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 267, 1.28%, see rank | 3.21% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 6,126, 29.46%, see rank | 38.74% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,015, 9.69%, see rank | 11.18% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 47, 0.23%, see rank | 1.27% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 31, 0.15%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 56, 0.27%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Towson, MD | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 20,736, 100% | 2,121,047 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 12,860, 62.02%, see rank | 45.09% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 243, 1.17%, see rank | 3.32% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 5,394, 26.01%, see rank | 37.58% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,117, 10.21%, see rank | 12.14% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 43, 0.21%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.06%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 25, 0.12%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 41, 0.20%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Towson, MD | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 20,436, 100% | 2,092,538 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 12,563, 61.47%, see rank | 45.21% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 255, 1.25%, see rank | 3.47% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 5,240, 25.64%, see rank | 36.77% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,273, 11.12%, see rank | 12.71% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 22, 0.11%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.06%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 36, 0.18%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 35, 0.17%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Towson, MD | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,086, 100% | 1,980,859 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 13,161, 62.42%, see rank | 46.03% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 141, 0.67%, see rank | 3.09% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 4,458, 21.14%, see rank | 33.09% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,200, 15.18%, see rank | 15.99% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 6, 0.03%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 88, 0.42%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 32, 0.15%, 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.
