Somerset County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Somerset County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 115,941, 100% | 3,188,498 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 95,040, 81.97%, see rank | 74.16% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,160, 1.00%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 10,690, 9.22%, see rank | 11.66% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 8,560, 7.38%, see rank | 11.10% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 22, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 148, 0.13%, see rank | 0.44% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 175, 0.15%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 146, 0.13%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Somerset County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 115,132, 100% | 3,186,878 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 93,372, 81.10%, see rank | 73.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,258, 1.09%, see rank | 1.98% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 10,009, 8.69%, see rank | 10.96% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,869, 8.57%, see rank | 12.48% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 32, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 238, 0.21%, see rank | 0.39% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 232, 0.20%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 122, 0.11%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Somerset County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 114,431, 100% | 3,176,069 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 92,347, 80.70%, see rank | 72.51% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,193, 1.04%, see rank | 2.05% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 9,690, 8.47%, see rank | 10.55% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,541, 9.21%, see rank | 13.98% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 10, 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 238, 0.21%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 287, 0.25%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 125, 0.11%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Somerset County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 113,514, 100% | 3,152,877 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 91,349, 80.47%, see rank | 71.71% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,202, 1.06%, see rank | 2.13% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 9,444, 8.32%, see rank | 10.53% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,808, 9.52%, see rank | 14.72% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 14, 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 268, 0.24%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 291, 0.26%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 138, 0.12%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Somerset County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 108,984, 100% | 3,064,645 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 83,716, 76.81%, see rank | 66.83% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,117, 1.02%, see rank | 2.40% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 8,440, 7.74%, see rank | 10.32% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 15,030, 13.79%, see rank | 19.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 40, 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 167, 0.15%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 27, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 306, 0.28%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 141, 0.13%, see rank | 0.33% | 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.
