Alabama Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Alabama | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,842,174 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 537,139 | 29.16%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 132,287 | 7.18%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 1,140,653 | 61.92%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,937 | 0.21%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 253 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 20,368 | 1.11%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 118 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 1,745 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 5,674 | 0.31%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Alabama | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,837,576 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 561,119 | 30.54%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 148,370 | 8.07%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 1,095,645 | 59.62%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,621 | 0.25%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 189 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 21,750 | 1.18%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 85 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 1,484 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 4,313 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Alabama | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,821,210 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 593,039 | 32.56%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 167,735 | 9.21%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 1,028,545 | 56.48%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,268 | 0.29%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 252 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 20,613 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 105 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,412 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 4,241 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Alabama | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,819,441 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 614,151 | 33.75%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 180,748 | 9.93%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 992,741 | 54.56%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,593 | 0.31%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 331 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 19,893 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 126 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,326 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 4,532 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Alabama | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,737,080 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 661,032 | 38.05%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 243,761 | 14.03%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 798,542 | 45.97%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,348 | 0.42%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 582 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 19,548 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 216 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 1,715 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 4,336 | 0.25%, 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.