Preston County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Preston County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,610, 100% | 742,359 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 2,153, 17.07%, see rank | 41.48% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,208, 17.51%, see rank | 4.38% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 2,949, 23.39%, see rank | 42.94% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,479, 19.66%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 906, 7.18%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,888, 14.97%, see rank | 6.53% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 27, 0.21%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.19% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Preston County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,780, 100% | 742,674 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 2,464, 19.28%, see rank | 42.36% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,920, 15.02%, see rank | 4.52% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 2,601, 20.35%, see rank | 41.36% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,709, 21.20%, see rank | 3.70% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,034, 8.09%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,994, 15.60%, see rank | 6.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 48, 0.38%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 10, 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Preston County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,850, 100% | 740,874 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 2,393, 18.62%, see rank | 43.85% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,961, 15.26%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 2,085, 16.23%, see rank | 38.83% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,245, 25.25%, see rank | 4.53% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 959, 7.46%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,154, 16.76%, see rank | 6.19% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 42, 0.33%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 11, 0.09%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Preston County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 11,946, 100% | 746,419 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 2,510, 21.01%, see rank | 44.43% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,792, 15.00%, see rank | 5.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 1,931, 16.16%, see rank | 37.89% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,075, 25.74%, see rank | 4.82% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 829, 6.94%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,731, 14.49%, see rank | 5.99% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 63, 0.53%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 15, 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Preston County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 11,544, 100% | 736,481 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 1,854, 16.06%, see rank | 47.78% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,702, 14.74%, see rank | 5.64% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 1,682, 14.57%, see rank | 32.16% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,882, 33.63%, see rank | 6.75% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 963, 8.34%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,315, 11.39%, see rank | 5.92% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 139, 1.20%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 7, 0.06%, see rank | 0.15% | 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.
