Massachusetts Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Massachusetts | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,538,485 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 1,261,561 | 49.70%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 72,705 | 2.86%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 361,114 | 14.23%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 770,791 | 30.36%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 3,226 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 42,814 | 1.69%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 888 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 16,570 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 8,816 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Massachusetts | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,525,694 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 1,225,355 | 48.52%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 65,204 | 2.58%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 345,759 | 13.69%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 827,983 | 32.78%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 2,913 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 38,490 | 1.52%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 725 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 13,500 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 5,765 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Massachusetts | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,512,552 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 1,193,013 | 47.48%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 64,193 | 2.55%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 333,313 | 13.27%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 868,794 | 34.58%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 2,628 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 32,234 | 1.28%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 722 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 11,804 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 5,851 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Massachusetts | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,465,654 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 1,156,936 | 46.92%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 63,123 | 2.56%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 320,193 | 12.99%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 877,154 | 35.57%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 2,523 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 28,577 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 586 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 10,797 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 5,765 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Massachusetts | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,443,580 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 1,072,587 | 43.89%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 64,204 | 2.63%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 303,613 | 12.42%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 963,353 | 39.42%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 2,592 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 19,513 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 400 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 10,714 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 6,604 | 0.27%, see rank | 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.