Union County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Union County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 185,688, 100% | 3,188,498 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 150,279, 80.93%, see rank | 74.16% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,176, 1.17%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 14,135, 7.61%, see rank | 11.66% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 17,709, 9.54%, see rank | 11.10% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 8, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 68, 0.04%, see rank | 0.44% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 22, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 483, 0.26%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 808, 0.44%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Union County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 184,743, 100% | 3,186,878 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 147,083, 79.61%, see rank | 73.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,059, 1.11%, see rank | 1.98% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 13,085, 7.08%, see rank | 10.96% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 21,589, 11.69%, see rank | 12.48% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 84, 0.05%, see rank | 0.39% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 22, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 459, 0.25%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 362, 0.20%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Union County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 184,808, 100% | 3,176,069 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 145,017, 78.47%, see rank | 72.51% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,217, 1.20%, see rank | 2.05% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 11,524, 6.24%, see rank | 10.55% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 25,139, 13.60%, see rank | 13.98% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 14, 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 82, 0.04%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 29, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 461, 0.25%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 325, 0.18%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Union County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 183,687, 100% | 3,152,877 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 142,865, 77.78%, see rank | 71.71% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,300, 1.25%, see rank | 2.13% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 11,180, 6.09%, see rank | 10.53% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 26,409, 14.38%, see rank | 14.72% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 13, 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 76, 0.04%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 19, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 518, 0.28%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 307, 0.17%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Union County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 186,124, 100% | 3,064,645 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 133,816, 71.90%, see rank | 66.83% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,034, 1.63%, see rank | 2.40% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 9,747, 5.24%, see rank | 10.32% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 38,214, 20.53%, see rank | 19.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 60, 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 79, 0.04%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 8, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 662, 0.36%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 504, 0.27%, see rank | 0.33% | 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.
