Newton, MA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Newton, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 31,175, 100% | 2,538,485 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 20,189, 64.76%, see rank | 49.70% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 293, 0.94%, see rank | 2.86% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 3,105, 9.96%, see rank | 14.23% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,301, 23.42%, see rank | 30.36% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 58, 0.19%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
Wood | 59, 0.19%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 23, 0.07%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 88, 0.28%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 59, 0.19%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Newton, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 30,816, 100% | 2,525,694 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 19,547, 63.43%, see rank | 48.52% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 277, 0.90%, see rank | 2.58% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 2,581, 8.38%, see rank | 13.69% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 8,159, 26.48%, see rank | 32.78% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 36, 0.12%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
Wood | 84, 0.27%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 15, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 40, 0.13%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 77, 0.25%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Newton, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 29,337, 100% | 2,512,552 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 17,318, 59.03%, see rank | 47.48% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 427, 1.46%, see rank | 2.55% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 2,241, 7.64%, see rank | 13.27% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,158, 31.22%, see rank | 34.58% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 20, 0.07%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
Wood | 52, 0.18%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 49, 0.17%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 72, 0.25%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Newton, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 28,862, 100% | 2,465,654 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 16,820, 58.28%, see rank | 46.92% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 459, 1.59%, see rank | 2.56% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 2,278, 7.89%, see rank | 12.99% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,049, 31.35%, see rank | 35.57% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 90, 0.31%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
Wood | 39, 0.14%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 87, 0.30%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 40, 0.14%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Newton, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 31,201, 100% | 2,443,580 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 15,920, 51.02%, see rank | 43.89% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 397, 1.27%, see rank | 2.63% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 2,331, 7.47%, see rank | 12.42% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 12,399, 39.74%, see rank | 39.42% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 19, 0.06%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
Wood | 6, 0.02%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 7, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 83, 0.27%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 39, 0.12%, 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.