Wilmington Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Wilmington Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 107,330, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 6,584, 6.13%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,328, 4.03%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 94,397, 87.95%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 951, 0.89%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 509, 0.47%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 188, 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 361, 0.34%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Wilmington Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 152,581, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 7,282, 4.77%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,947, 7.17%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 130,553, 85.56%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,924, 1.26%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 14, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,048, 0.69%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 268, 0.18%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 545, 0.36%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Wilmington Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 149,297, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 7,979, 5.34%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 13,188, 8.83%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 123,480, 82.71%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,738, 1.83%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 13, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,158, 0.78%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 4, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 184, 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 553, 0.37%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Wilmington Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 146,180, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 8,271, 5.66%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 14,139, 9.67%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 118,686, 81.19%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,045, 2.08%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 10, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,341, 0.92%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 4, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 163, 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 521, 0.36%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
