Union County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Union County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 69,464, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 30,576, 44.02%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,757, 8.29%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 30,730, 44.24%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 963, 1.39%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,141, 1.64%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 127, 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 170, 0.24%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Union County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 67,520, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 29,256, 43.33%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,576, 9.74%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 29,265, 43.34%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,081, 1.60%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,086, 1.61%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 114, 0.17%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 142, 0.21%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Union County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 65,635, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 27,801, 42.36%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,344, 11.19%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 28,136, 42.87%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,412, 2.15%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 11, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 776, 1.18%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 71, 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 84, 0.13%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Union County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 62,005, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 22,793, 36.76%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,804, 14.20%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 27,211, 43.89%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,083, 3.36%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 984, 1.59%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 65, 0.10%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 53, 0.09%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Union County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 43,390, 100% | 3,132,013 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 12,680, 29.22%, see rank | 24.19% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,120, 16.41%, see rank | 12.59% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 19,679, 45.35%, see rank | 48.81% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,002, 6.92%, see rank | 11.76% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 728, 1.68%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 32, 0.07%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 53, 0.12%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 96, 0.22%, 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.
