Suffolk County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 290,631, 100% | 2,538,485 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 165,651, 57.00%, see rank | 49.70% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,459, 1.88%, see rank | 2.86% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 69,485, 23.91%, see rank | 14.23% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 46,272, 15.92%, see rank | 30.36% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 21, 0.01%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 317, 0.11%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 80, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,267, 0.44%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 2,079, 0.72%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 287,442, 100% | 2,525,694 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 158,359, 55.09%, see rank | 48.52% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,706, 1.64%, see rank | 2.58% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 66,815, 23.24%, see rank | 13.69% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 54,007, 18.79%, see rank | 32.78% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 6, 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 397, 0.14%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 39, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,192, 0.41%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,921, 0.67%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 283,954, 100% | 2,512,552 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 152,673, 53.77%, see rank | 47.48% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,906, 1.73%, see rank | 2.55% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 64,002, 22.54%, see rank | 13.27% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 58,522, 20.61%, see rank | 34.58% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 18, 0.01%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 281, 0.10%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 75, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,510, 0.53%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,967, 0.69%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 274,523, 100% | 2,465,654 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 146,540, 53.38%, see rank | 46.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,075, 1.85%, see rank | 2.56% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 60,795, 22.15%, see rank | 12.99% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 58,600, 21.35%, see rank | 35.57% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 38, 0.01%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 246, 0.09%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 70, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,521, 0.55%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,638, 0.60%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 278,722, 100% | 2,443,580 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 133,246, 47.81%, see rank | 43.89% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,644, 2.74%, see rank | 2.63% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 56,462, 20.26%, see rank | 12.42% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 76,344, 27.39%, see rank | 39.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 70, 0.03%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 17, 0.01%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 43, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,643, 0.95%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 2,253, 0.81%, 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.
