Upshur County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Upshur County | West Virginia | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 8,937, 100% | 742,359 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 3,928, 43.95%, see rank | 41.48% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 952, 10.65%, see rank | 4.38% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 2,925, 32.73%, see rank | 42.94% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 25, 0.28%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 48, 0.54%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,014, 11.35%, see rank | 6.53% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 45, 0.50%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.19% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Upshur County | West Virginia | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 9,084, 100% | 742,674 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 3,737, 41.14%, see rank | 42.36% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,009, 11.11%, see rank | 4.52% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 3,087, 33.98%, see rank | 41.36% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 69, 0.76%, see rank | 3.70% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 45, 0.50%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,082, 11.91%, see rank | 6.52% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 55, 0.61%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Upshur County | West Virginia | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 9,291, 100% | 740,874 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 3,742, 40.28%, see rank | 43.85% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,157, 12.45%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 2,908, 31.30%, see rank | 38.83% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 129, 1.39%, see rank | 4.53% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 69, 0.74%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,081, 11.63%, see rank | 6.19% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 205, 2.21%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Upshur County | West Virginia | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 9,644, 100% | 746,419 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 3,888, 40.32%, see rank | 44.43% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,213, 12.58%, see rank | 5.14% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 2,898, 30.05%, see rank | 37.89% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 121, 1.25%, see rank | 4.82% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 36, 0.37%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,234, 12.80%, see rank | 5.99% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 254, 2.63%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Upshur County | West Virginia | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 8,972, 100% | 736,481 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 4,243, 47.29%, see rank | 47.78% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,089, 12.14%, see rank | 5.64% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 2,197, 24.49%, see rank | 32.16% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 59, 0.66%, see rank | 6.75% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 55, 0.61%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.14% |
Wood | 1,126, 12.55%, see rank | 5.92% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 190, 2.12%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 13, 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 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.