Oregon Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Oregon | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,522,988 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 581,576 | 38.19%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 25,017 | 1.64%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 749,331 | 49.20%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 42,274 | 2.78%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 113 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 107,179 | 7.04%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 733 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 11,708 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 5,057 | 0.33%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Oregon | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,512,718 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 582,280 | 38.49%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 24,666 | 1.63%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 733,829 | 48.51%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 49,154 | 3.25%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 163 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 106,916 | 7.07%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 539 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 11,093 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 4,078 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Oregon | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,499,267 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 572,134 | 38.16%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 26,546 | 1.77%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 720,517 | 48.06%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 58,331 | 3.89%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 168 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 104,897 | 7.00%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 478 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 12,535 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 3,661 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Oregon | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,464,196 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 556,964 | 38.04%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 27,093 | 1.85%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 698,115 | 47.68%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 62,292 | 4.25%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 232 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 102,966 | 7.03%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 571 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 12,328 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 3,635 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Oregon | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,333,723 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 459,820 | 34.48%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 26,243 | 1.97%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 648,898 | 48.65%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 91,842 | 6.89%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 102 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 94,328 | 7.07%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 476 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 9,374 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 2,640 | 0.20%, 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.