Washington County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Washington County | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 14,173, 100% | 553,086 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 46, 0.32%, see rank | 5.45% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,279, 9.02%, see rank | 7.75% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 573, 4.04%, see rank | 4.79% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,456, 66.72%, see rank | 66.66% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 89, 0.63%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,539, 17.91%, see rank | 13.20% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 40, 0.28%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 113, 0.80%, see rank | 1.48% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 38, 0.27%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Washington County | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 14,096, 100% | 553,208 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 52, 0.37%, see rank | 4.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,054, 7.48%, see rank | 6.93% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 520, 3.69%, see rank | 4.62% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,878, 70.08%, see rank | 70.45% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 74, 0.52%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,378, 16.87%, see rank | 11.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 17, 0.12%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 113, 0.80%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 10, 0.07%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Washington County | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 14,177, 100% | 551,125 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 37, 0.26%, see rank | 3.94% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 911, 6.43%, see rank | 6.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 574, 4.05%, see rank | 4.72% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,507, 74.11%, see rank | 74.07% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 47, 0.33%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,998, 14.09%, see rank | 9.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 8, 0.06%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 81, 0.57%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 14, 0.10%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Washington County | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 14,256, 100% | 542,617 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 29, 0.20%, see rank | 3.68% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 932, 6.54%, see rank | 6.26% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 643, 4.51%, see rank | 4.69% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,766, 75.52%, see rank | 75.61% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 35, 0.25%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,763, 12.37%, see rank | 8.75% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 8, 0.06%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 68, 0.48%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 12, 0.08%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Washington County | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 14,118, 100% | 518,200 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 3, 0.02%, see rank | 3.46% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 473, 3.35%, see rank | 4.88% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 562, 3.98%, see rank | 4.44% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,708, 82.93%, see rank | 80.17% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 8, 0.06%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,333, 9.44%, see rank | 6.44% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 5, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 23, 0.16%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 3, 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% | 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.
