Connecticut Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Connecticut | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,356,206 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 444,864 | 32.80%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 45,208 | 3.33%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 208,309 | 15.36%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 613,504 | 45.24%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 1,626 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 29,250 | 2.16%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 475 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 9,122 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 3,848 | 0.28%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Connecticut | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,360,184 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 431,905 | 31.75%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 40,762 | 3.00%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 205,724 | 15.12%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 644,340 | 47.37%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 1,248 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 25,818 | 1.90%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 371 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 7,272 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 2,744 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Connecticut | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,359,218 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 422,464 | 31.08%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 37,329 | 2.75%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 202,101 | 14.87%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 665,149 | 48.94%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 1,288 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 22,597 | 1.66%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 318 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 5,785 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 2,187 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Connecticut | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,327,482 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 406,653 | 30.63%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 36,355 | 2.74%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 198,374 | 14.94%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 657,247 | 49.51%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 1,379 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 19,735 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 293 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 5,412 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 2,034 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Connecticut | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,301,670 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 377,550 | 29.01%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 31,092 | 2.39%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 190,146 | 14.61%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 682,434 | 52.43%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 1,419 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 11,883 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 284 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 4,578 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 2,284 | 0.18%, 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.