Worcester, MA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Worcester, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 68,000, 100% | 2,538,485 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 37,601, 55.30%, see rank | 49.70% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 997, 1.47%, see rank | 2.86% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 15,878, 23.35%, see rank | 14.23% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 12,519, 18.41%, see rank | 30.36% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 42, 0.06%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 355, 0.52%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 261, 0.38%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 347, 0.51%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Worcester, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 69,859, 100% | 2,525,694 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 38,387, 54.95%, see rank | 48.52% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 877, 1.26%, see rank | 2.58% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 16,064, 22.99%, see rank | 13.69% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 13,741, 19.67%, see rank | 32.78% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 58, 0.08%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 314, 0.45%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 40, 0.06%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 204, 0.29%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 174, 0.25%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Worcester, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 70,441, 100% | 2,512,552 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 38,191, 54.22%, see rank | 47.48% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 852, 1.21%, see rank | 2.55% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 15,584, 22.12%, see rank | 13.27% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 15,155, 21.51%, see rank | 34.58% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 32, 0.05%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 220, 0.31%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 46, 0.07%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 196, 0.28%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 165, 0.23%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Worcester, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 68,249, 100% | 2,465,654 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 37,474, 54.91%, see rank | 46.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 990, 1.45%, see rank | 2.56% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 14,239, 20.86%, see rank | 12.99% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,906, 21.84%, see rank | 35.57% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 36, 0.05%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 240, 0.35%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 55, 0.08%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 142, 0.21%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 167, 0.24%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Worcester, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 67,028, 100% | 2,443,580 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 37,922, 56.58%, see rank | 43.89% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,466, 2.19%, see rank | 2.63% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 11,776, 17.57%, see rank | 12.42% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,919, 22.26%, see rank | 39.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 46, 0.07%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 122, 0.18%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 345, 0.51%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 419, 0.63%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.
