South Carolina Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| South Carolina | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,795,715 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 416,453 | 23.19%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 79,959 | 4.45%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 1,246,660 | 69.42%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 23,514 | 1.31%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 279 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 20,270 | 1.13%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 212 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 2,026 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 6,342 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| South Carolina | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,768,255 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 427,949 | 24.20%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 87,486 | 4.95%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 1,194,604 | 67.56%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 31,012 | 1.75%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 154 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 19,836 | 1.12%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 189 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 1,798 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 5,227 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| South Carolina | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,741,994 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 434,131 | 24.92%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 96,547 | 5.54%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 1,146,419 | 65.81%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 39,494 | 2.27%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 94 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 18,362 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 171 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,467 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 5,309 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| South Carolina | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,693,388 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 431,212 | 25.46%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 102,532 | 6.05%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 1,090,587 | 64.40%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 43,896 | 2.59%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 82 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 18,369 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 119 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,579 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 5,012 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| South Carolina | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,533,854 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 402,555 | 26.24%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 131,334 | 8.56%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 895,132 | 58.36%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 78,331 | 5.11%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 183 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 19,290 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 447 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 2,105 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 4,477 | 0.29%, 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.