Wilmington, DE Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Wilmington, DE | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 29,085, 100% | 339,046 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 15,050, 51.74%, see rank | 40.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 524, 1.80%, see rank | 10.27% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 10,179, 35.00%, see rank | 31.91% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,988, 10.27%, see rank | 15.26% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 27, 0.09%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 33, 0.11%, see rank | 0.98% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.07%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 150, 0.52%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 113, 0.39%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Wilmington, DE | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 28,871, 100% | 334,076 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 15,031, 52.06%, see rank | 40.19% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 486, 1.68%, see rank | 10.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 9,287, 32.17%, see rank | 29.95% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,793, 13.14%, see rank | 17.02% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 9, 0.03%, see rank | 1.06% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 17, 0.06%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 138, 0.48%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 110, 0.38%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Wilmington, DE | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 29,406, 100% | 331,639 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 14,552, 49.49%, see rank | 39.22% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 536, 1.82%, see rank | 11.27% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 9,120, 31.01%, see rank | 29.17% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,990, 16.97%, see rank | 18.61% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 71, 0.24%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 137, 0.47%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Wilmington, DE | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 30,379, 100% | 325,160 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 15,430, 50.79%, see rank | 39.18% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 464, 1.53%, see rank | 11.34% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 8,975, 29.54%, see rank | 28.44% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,312, 17.49%, see rank | 19.37% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 8, 0.03%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 65, 0.21%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 125, 0.41%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Wilmington, DE | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 28,617, 100% | 298,736 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 14,768, 51.61%, see rank | 36.80% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 481, 1.68%, see rank | 10.29% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 6,330, 22.12%, see rank | 25.59% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,741, 23.56%, see rank | 25.93% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 23, 0.08%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 8, 0.03%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 223, 0.78%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 43, 0.15%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.
