North Carolina Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | North Carolina | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,742,514 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 923,618 | 24.68%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 299,250 | 8.00%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 2,255,641 | 60.27%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 162,380 | 4.34%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 559 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 81,174 | 2.17%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 1,138 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 5,653 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 13,101 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | North Carolina | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,693,221 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 922,238 | 24.97%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 328,614 | 8.90%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 2,151,623 | 58.26%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 193,661 | 5.24%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 547 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 79,601 | 2.16%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 817 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 5,253 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 10,867 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | North Carolina | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,626,179 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 916,566 | 25.28%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 362,823 | 10.01%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 2,018,924 | 55.68%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 232,802 | 6.42%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 536 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 77,685 | 2.14%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 1,008 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 5,316 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 10,519 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | North Carolina | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,541,807 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 898,290 | 25.36%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 371,799 | 10.50%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 1,931,163 | 54.52%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 250,325 | 7.07%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 423 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 73,697 | 2.08%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 1,012 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 5,195 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 9,903 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | North Carolina | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,132,013 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 757,777 | 24.19%, see rank | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 394,275 | 12.59%, see rank | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 1,528,885 | 48.81%, see rank | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 368,279 | 11.76%, see rank | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 464 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.14% |
| Wood | 65,657 | 2.10%, see rank | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 1,266 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 6,543 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 8,867 | 0.28%, 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.
