New Jersey Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| New Jersey | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 3,188,498 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 2,364,588 | 74.16%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 61,811 | 1.94%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 371,797 | 11.66%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 353,791 | 11.10%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 1,023 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 14,154 | 0.44%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 942 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 10,317 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 10,075 | 0.32%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| New Jersey | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 3,186,878 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 2,345,510 | 73.60%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 63,019 | 1.98%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 349,249 | 10.96%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 397,731 | 12.48%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 1,099 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 12,368 | 0.39%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 420 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 9,013 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 8,469 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| New Jersey | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 3,176,069 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 2,302,833 | 72.51%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 64,988 | 2.05%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 335,220 | 10.55%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 443,882 | 13.98%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 1,340 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 10,987 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 277 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 8,435 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 8,107 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| New Jersey | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 3,152,877 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 2,260,973 | 71.71%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 67,111 | 2.13%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 331,916 | 10.53%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 464,008 | 14.72%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 1,558 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 9,965 | 0.32%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 285 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 8,931 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 8,130 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| New Jersey | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 3,064,645 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 2,048,048 | 66.83%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 73,539 | 2.40%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 316,379 | 10.32%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 595,094 | 19.42%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 1,277 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 6,989 | 0.23%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 447 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 12,896 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 9,976 | 0.33%, 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.