Rhode Island Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Rhode Island | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 409,569 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 209,409 | 51.13%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,590 | 2.34%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 37,462 | 9.15%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 142,612 | 34.82%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 434 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 7,183 | 1.75%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 96 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 1,726 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 1,057 | 0.26%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Rhode Island | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 410,639 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 204,763 | 49.86%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,204 | 2.00%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 35,300 | 8.60%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 153,479 | 37.38%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 539 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 6,105 | 1.49%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 76 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 1,234 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 939 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Rhode Island | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 410,305 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 199,891 | 48.72%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,755 | 2.13%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 33,345 | 8.13%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 160,868 | 39.21%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 517 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 5,355 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 71 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 904 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 599 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Rhode Island | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 404,227 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 194,844 | 48.20%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,996 | 2.23%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 31,713 | 7.85%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 162,003 | 40.08%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 534 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 4,553 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 113 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 968 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 503 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Rhode Island | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 408,424 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 189,128 | 46.31%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,262 | 2.51%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 31,191 | 7.64%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 171,856 | 42.08%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 323 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 3,609 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 114 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 1,195 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 746 | 0.18%, 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.