Kentucky Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Kentucky | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,702,235 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 650,672 | 38.22%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 110,465 | 6.49%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 859,587 | 50.50%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 17,504 | 1.03%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 4,317 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 50,270 | 2.95%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 273 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 5,113 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 4,034 | 0.24%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Kentucky | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,691,716 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 668,167 | 39.50%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 114,684 | 6.78%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 828,273 | 48.96%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 20,546 | 1.21%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 5,022 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 47,103 | 2.78%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 263 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 4,674 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 2,984 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Kentucky | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,676,708 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 687,794 | 41.02%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 124,068 | 7.40%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 781,912 | 46.63%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 24,239 | 1.45%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 6,011 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 44,736 | 2.67%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 353 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 4,693 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 2,902 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Kentucky | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,674,738 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 697,808 | 41.67%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 131,461 | 7.85%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 760,430 | 45.41%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 27,848 | 1.66%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 6,730 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 42,482 | 2.54%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 366 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 4,664 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 2,949 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Kentucky | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,590,647 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 706,249 | 44.40%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 156,389 | 9.83%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 617,884 | 38.84%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 44,203 | 2.78%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 12,124 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 45,465 | 2.86%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 299 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 4,534 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 3,500 | 0.22%, 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.