Worcester County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Worcester County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 20,492, 100% | 2,155,983 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 3,323, 16.22%, see rank | 44.54% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,869, 14.00%, see rank | 3.17% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 11,228, 54.79%, see rank | 39.67% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,208, 10.77%, see rank | 10.31% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.04%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 631, 3.08%, see rank | 1.37% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 154, 0.75%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 70, 0.34%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Worcester County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,194, 100% | 2,138,806 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 3,408, 16.08%, see rank | 44.82% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,038, 14.33%, see rank | 3.21% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 11,413, 53.85%, see rank | 38.74% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,436, 11.49%, see rank | 11.18% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 10, 0.05%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 687, 3.24%, see rank | 1.27% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 144, 0.68%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 58, 0.27%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Worcester County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 22,016, 100% | 2,121,047 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 3,810, 17.31%, see rank | 45.09% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,082, 14.00%, see rank | 3.32% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 11,683, 53.07%, see rank | 37.58% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,718, 12.35%, see rank | 12.14% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 527, 2.39%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 115, 0.52%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 81, 0.37%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Worcester County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 22,574, 100% | 2,092,538 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 3,797, 16.82%, see rank | 45.21% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,151, 13.96%, see rank | 3.47% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 12,099, 53.60%, see rank | 36.77% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,811, 12.45%, see rank | 12.71% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 493, 2.18%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 140, 0.62%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 83, 0.37%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Worcester County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 19,694, 100% | 1,980,859 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 3,073, 15.60%, see rank | 46.03% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,211, 16.30%, see rank | 3.09% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 9,065, 46.03%, see rank | 33.09% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,822, 19.41%, see rank | 15.99% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.06%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 411, 2.09%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 69, 0.35%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 31, 0.16%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
