Worcester Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Worcester Area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 344,842, 100% | 2,538,485 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 99,925, 28.98%, see rank | 49.70% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 11,318, 3.28%, see rank | 2.86% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 53,490, 15.51%, see rank | 14.23% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 158,004, 45.82%, see rank | 30.36% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 884, 0.26%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 16,228, 4.71%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 131, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 4,140, 1.20%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 722, 0.21%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Worcester Area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 299,350, 100% | 2,525,694 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 93,839, 31.35%, see rank | 48.52% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,614, 2.54%, see rank | 2.58% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 45,817, 15.31%, see rank | 13.69% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 137,692, 46.00%, see rank | 32.78% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 579, 0.19%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 10,427, 3.48%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 124, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,792, 0.93%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 466, 0.16%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Worcester Area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 298,162, 100% | 2,512,552 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 91,764, 30.78%, see rank | 47.48% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,998, 2.68%, see rank | 2.55% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 43,560, 14.61%, see rank | 13.27% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 143,550, 48.14%, see rank | 34.58% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 568, 0.19%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 8,057, 2.70%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 144, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 2,057, 0.69%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 464, 0.16%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Worcester Area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 292,724, 100% | 2,465,654 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 89,808, 30.68%, see rank | 46.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,736, 2.64%, see rank | 2.56% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 41,869, 14.30%, see rank | 12.99% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 143,514, 49.03%, see rank | 35.57% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 511, 0.17%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 7,025, 2.40%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 125, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,774, 0.61%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 362, 0.12%, see rank | 0.23% | 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.
