Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 626,974 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 245,474 | 39.15%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 13,862 | 2.21%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 337,300 | 53.80%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 22,654 | 3.61%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 42 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,963 | 0.63%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 74 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,629 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,976 | 0.32%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 620,634 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 246,025 | 39.64%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 13,448 | 2.17%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 326,279 | 52.57%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 27,068 | 4.36%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 49 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,205 | 0.68%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 30 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,624 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,906 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 620,833 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 253,078 | 40.76%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 15,437 | 2.49%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 313,106 | 50.43%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 31,781 | 5.12%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 56 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,131 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 31 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,415 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,798 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 624,905 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 255,004 | 40.81%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 16,325 | 2.61%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 311,392 | 49.83%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 34,673 | 5.55%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 49 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,158 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 45 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,682 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,577 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.88% |
* 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.
