Wheeling Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Wheeling Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 60,436 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 32,584 | 53.91%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,949 | 4.88%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 17,442 | 28.86%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,405 | 7.29%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 82 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,469 | 4.09%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 331 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 174 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Wheeling Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 61,292 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 34,237 | 55.86%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,027 | 4.94%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 16,029 | 26.15%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,747 | 7.74%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 93 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,728 | 4.45%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 13 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 249 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 169 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Wheeling Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 61,851 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 35,223 | 56.95%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,245 | 5.25%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 15,398 | 24.90%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,151 | 8.33%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 96 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,425 | 3.92%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 14 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 214 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 85 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Wheeling Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 62,295 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 36,235 | 58.17%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,341 | 5.36%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 14,764 | 23.70%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,253 | 8.43%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 109 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,230 | 3.58%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 15 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 239 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 109 | 0.17%, 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.
