Alaska Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Alaska | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 251,678 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 121,502 | 48.28%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,572 | 1.42%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 28,774 | 11.43%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 78,640 | 31.25%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 835 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 15,726 | 6.25%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 24 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 1,634 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 971 | 0.39%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Alaska | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 252,991 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 123,081 | 48.65%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,983 | 1.57%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 26,455 | 10.46%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 81,492 | 32.21%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 919 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 14,954 | 5.91%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 42 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 1,379 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 686 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Alaska | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 248,248 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 121,637 | 49.00%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,196 | 1.69%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 23,656 | 9.53%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 82,978 | 33.43%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 899 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 12,670 | 5.10%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 24 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,417 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 771 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Alaska | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 234,779 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 114,043 | 48.57%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,877 | 1.65%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 23,737 | 10.11%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 79,298 | 33.78%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 1,017 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 10,417 | 4.44%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 45 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,433 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 912 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Alaska | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 221,600 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 101,703 | 45.89%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,873 | 2.20%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 22,697 | 10.24%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 79,429 | 35.84%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 1,090 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 8,202 | 3.70%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 44 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 2,416 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 1,146 | 0.52%, 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.