Maryland Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Maryland | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,155,983 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 960,261 | 44.54%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 68,303 | 3.17%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 855,310 | 39.67%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 222,212 | 10.31%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 2,333 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 29,613 | 1.37%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 624 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 9,703 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 7,624 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Maryland | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,138,806 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 958,637 | 44.82%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 68,658 | 3.21%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 828,515 | 38.74%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 239,039 | 11.18%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 2,370 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 27,114 | 1.27%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 397 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 9,117 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 4,959 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Maryland | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,121,047 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 956,364 | 45.09%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 70,417 | 3.32%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 797,065 | 37.58%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 257,452 | 12.14%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 2,356 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 23,987 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 317 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 7,984 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 5,105 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Maryland | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,092,538 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 946,059 | 45.21%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 72,711 | 3.47%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 769,362 | 36.77%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 266,013 | 12.71%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 2,574 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 22,923 | 1.10%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 292 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 7,655 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 4,949 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Maryland | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,980,859 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 911,868 | 46.03%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 61,262 | 3.09%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 655,468 | 33.09%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 316,734 | 15.99%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 2,636 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 19,721 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 419 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 7,296 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 5,455 | 0.28%, 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.