Wilkes Barre, PA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Wilkes Barre, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 15,808, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 11,685, 73.92%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 88, 0.56%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 3,112, 19.69%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 695, 4.40%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 79, 0.50%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3, 0.02%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.06%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 32, 0.20%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 105, 0.66%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Wilkes Barre, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 16,305, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 12,195, 74.79%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 115, 0.71%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 2,943, 18.05%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 854, 5.24%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 71, 0.44%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 11, 0.07%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 15, 0.09%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 41, 0.25%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 60, 0.37%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Wilkes Barre, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 16,661, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 12,201, 73.23%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 152, 0.91%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 2,940, 17.65%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,072, 6.43%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 164, 0.98%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 39, 0.23%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 38, 0.23%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 55, 0.33%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Wilkes Barre, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 17,442, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 12,950, 74.25%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 277, 1.59%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 2,902, 16.64%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,126, 6.46%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 91, 0.52%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 21, 0.12%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 52, 0.30%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 23, 0.13%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Wilkes Barre, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 17,961, 100% | 4,777,003 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 13,695, 76.25%, see rank | 51.35% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 212, 1.18%, see rank | 3.04% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 2,305, 12.83%, see rank | 16.47% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,507, 8.39%, see rank | 25.48% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 145, 0.81%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 12, 0.07%, see rank | 1.59% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 46, 0.26%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 39, 0.22%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.
