Winston, Salem Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Winston, Salem Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 256,301, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 55,559, 21.68%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,432, 3.68%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 162,104, 63.25%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 21,784, 8.50%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,915, 2.31%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 63, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 432, 0.17%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,003, 0.39%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Winston, Salem Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 189,470, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 44,838, 23.66%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,753, 3.56%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 113,824, 60.07%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 19,579, 10.33%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 21, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,452, 1.82%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 69, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 324, 0.17%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 610, 0.32%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Winston, Salem Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 186,111, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 43,818, 23.54%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,419, 3.99%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 107,083, 57.54%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 23,092, 12.41%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 13, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,808, 2.05%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 77, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 228, 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 573, 0.31%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Winston, Salem Area | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 184,476, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 43,077, 23.35%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,187, 4.44%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 103,835, 56.29%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 24,754, 13.42%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 23, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,830, 2.08%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 72, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 230, 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 468, 0.25%, 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.
