Watauga County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Watauga County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 20,224, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 578, 2.86%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,697, 18.28%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 10,060, 49.74%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,300, 21.26%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,451, 7.17%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 48, 0.24%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 81, 0.40%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Watauga County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 20,977, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 487, 2.32%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,686, 17.57%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 10,456, 49.85%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,911, 23.41%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 13, 0.06%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,340, 6.39%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 34, 0.16%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 40, 0.19%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Watauga County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,153, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 649, 3.07%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,393, 16.04%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 10,014, 47.34%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,612, 26.53%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 13, 0.06%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,305, 6.17%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.10%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 117, 0.55%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 29, 0.14%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Watauga County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 18,497, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 517, 2.80%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,900, 15.68%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 8,136, 43.99%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,509, 29.78%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 26, 0.14%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,230, 6.65%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 17, 0.09%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 114, 0.62%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 48, 0.26%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Watauga County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 16,540, 100% | 3,132,013 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 176, 1.06%, see rank | 24.19% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,527, 15.28%, see rank | 12.59% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 5,784, 34.97%, see rank | 48.81% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,990, 42.26%, see rank | 11.76% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 27, 0.16%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 901, 5.45%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 7, 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 58, 0.35%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 70, 0.42%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
