Virginia Beach City County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Virginia Beach City County | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 165,296, 100% | 3,041,710 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 56,717, 34.31%, see rank | 33.74% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,489, 0.90%, see rank | 4.51% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 100,640, 60.88%, see rank | 52.28% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,076, 3.07%, see rank | 6.01% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 532, 0.32%, see rank | 2.76% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 398, 0.24%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 434, 0.26%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Virginia Beach City County | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 164,226, 100% | 3,006,219 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 56,138, 34.18%, see rank | 34.14% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,415, 0.86%, see rank | 4.55% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 99,837, 60.79%, see rank | 50.89% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,564, 3.39%, see rank | 7.03% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 16, 0.01%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 550, 0.33%, see rank | 2.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 299, 0.18%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 407, 0.25%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Virginia Beach City County | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 163,944, 100% | 2,974,481 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 56,886, 34.70%, see rank | 34.66% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,487, 0.91%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 97,572, 59.52%, see rank | 48.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,785, 4.14%, see rank | 8.25% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 15, 0.01%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 536, 0.33%, see rank | 2.64% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 198, 0.12%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 465, 0.28%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Virginia Beach City County | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 162,519, 100% | 2,936,634 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 56,216, 34.59%, see rank | 34.70% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,552, 0.95%, see rank | 5.08% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 96,309, 59.26%, see rank | 48.05% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,211, 4.44%, see rank | 8.99% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 15, 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 564, 0.35%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 219, 0.13%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 433, 0.27%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Virginia Beach City County | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 154,455, 100% | 2,699,173 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 50,747, 32.86%, see rank | 34.05% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,979, 1.28%, see rank | 5.13% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 89,711, 58.08%, see rank | 43.67% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,679, 6.91%, see rank | 13.43% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 21, 0.01%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 520, 0.34%, see rank | 2.93% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 41, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 256, 0.17%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 501, 0.32%, see rank | 0.26% | 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.
