Texas Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Texas | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 9,013,582 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 3,354,663 | 37.22%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 308,355 | 3.42%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 5,244,758 | 58.19%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,809 | 0.12%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 561 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 38,927 | 0.43%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 1,352 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 14,856 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 39,301 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Texas | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 8,782,598 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 3,347,820 | 38.12%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 326,006 | 3.71%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 5,004,654 | 56.98%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,198 | 0.13%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 423 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 40,394 | 0.46%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 986 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 14,739 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 36,378 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Texas | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 8,539,206 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 3,340,749 | 39.12%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 351,071 | 4.11%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 4,743,831 | 55.55%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,317 | 0.13%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 322 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 40,149 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 812 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 14,480 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 36,475 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Texas | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 8,269,046 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 3,298,203 | 39.89%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 346,348 | 4.19%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 4,524,999 | 54.72%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,065 | 0.13%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 296 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 37,080 | 0.45%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 961 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 14,913 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 35,181 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Texas | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 7,393,354 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 3,192,579 | 43.18%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 469,684 | 6.35%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 3,651,110 | 49.38%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,452 | 0.07%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 341 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 32,046 | 0.43%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 1,621 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 9,556 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 30,965 | 0.42%, 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.