Plymouth County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Plymouth County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 180,659, 100% | 2,538,485 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 79,861, 44.21%, see rank | 49.70% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,395, 4.65%, see rank | 2.86% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 16,780, 9.29%, see rank | 14.23% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 70,810, 39.20%, see rank | 30.36% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 233, 0.13%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,008, 1.67%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 140, 0.08%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 973, 0.54%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 459, 0.25%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Plymouth County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 179,863, 100% | 2,525,694 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 77,472, 43.07%, see rank | 48.52% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,975, 4.43%, see rank | 2.58% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 15,650, 8.70%, see rank | 13.69% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 74,648, 41.50%, see rank | 32.78% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 247, 0.14%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,491, 1.38%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 125, 0.07%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,017, 0.57%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 238, 0.13%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Plymouth County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 178,983, 100% | 2,512,552 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 75,946, 42.43%, see rank | 47.48% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,794, 4.35%, see rank | 2.55% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 15,276, 8.53%, see rank | 13.27% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 76,396, 42.68%, see rank | 34.58% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 186, 0.10%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,045, 1.14%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 99, 0.06%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 857, 0.48%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 384, 0.21%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Plymouth County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 174,288, 100% | 2,465,654 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 73,311, 42.06%, see rank | 46.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,714, 4.43%, see rank | 2.56% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 14,251, 8.18%, see rank | 12.99% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 75,417, 43.27%, see rank | 35.57% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 152, 0.09%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,780, 1.02%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 17, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 728, 0.42%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 918, 0.53%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Plymouth County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 168,361, 100% | 2,443,580 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 66,251, 39.35%, see rank | 43.89% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,107, 4.22%, see rank | 2.63% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 12,471, 7.41%, see rank | 12.42% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 80,248, 47.66%, see rank | 39.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 313, 0.19%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,179, 0.70%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 27, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 598, 0.36%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 167, 0.10%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.
