Colorado Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Colorado | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,998,314 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 1,437,641 | 71.94%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 97,087 | 4.86%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 398,488 | 19.94%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,117 | 0.11%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 1,343 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 41,613 | 2.08%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 3,069 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 10,715 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 6,241 | 0.31%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Colorado | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,962,753 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 1,447,786 | 73.76%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 99,468 | 5.07%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 353,227 | 18.00%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,609 | 0.13%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 1,454 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 39,593 | 2.02%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 2,687 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 10,617 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 5,312 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Colorado | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,918,959 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 1,441,275 | 75.11%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 101,164 | 5.27%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 315,317 | 16.43%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,699 | 0.14%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 1,566 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 37,460 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 2,377 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 11,758 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 5,343 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Colorado | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,869,276 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 1,411,337 | 75.50%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 101,115 | 5.41%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 297,733 | 15.93%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,885 | 0.15%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 1,614 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 35,266 | 1.89%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 2,236 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 12,231 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 4,859 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Colorado | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,658,238 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 1,241,383 | 74.86%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 102,827 | 6.20%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 267,077 | 16.11%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,494 | 0.15%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 2,092 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 24,090 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 2,395 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 11,348 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 4,532 | 0.27%, 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.