Sussex County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Sussex County | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 78,361, 100% | 339,046 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 8,365, 10.67%, see rank | 40.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 19,676, 25.11%, see rank | 10.27% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 36,049, 46.00%, see rank | 31.91% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,709, 14.94%, see rank | 15.26% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 25, 0.03%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,227, 1.57%, see rank | 0.98% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 51, 0.07%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 855, 1.09%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 404, 0.52%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Sussex County | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 75,642, 100% | 334,076 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 8,482, 11.21%, see rank | 40.19% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 19,863, 26.26%, see rank | 10.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 32,721, 43.26%, see rank | 29.95% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 12,537, 16.57%, see rank | 17.02% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.02%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,211, 1.60%, see rank | 1.06% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 31, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 560, 0.74%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 225, 0.30%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Sussex County | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 75,744, 100% | 331,639 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 7,347, 9.70%, see rank | 39.22% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 20,580, 27.17%, see rank | 11.27% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 31,440, 41.51%, see rank | 29.17% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,284, 18.86%, see rank | 18.61% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 17, 0.02%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,383, 1.83%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 522, 0.69%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 159, 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Sussex County | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 73,283, 100% | 325,160 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 6,679, 9.11%, see rank | 39.18% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 20,316, 27.72%, see rank | 11.34% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 29,815, 40.68%, see rank | 28.44% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,494, 19.78%, see rank | 19.37% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 55, 0.08%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,305, 1.78%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 5, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 469, 0.64%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 145, 0.20%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Sussex County | Delaware | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 62,577, 100% | 298,736 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 3,065, 4.90%, see rank | 36.80% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 15,879, 25.38%, see rank | 10.29% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 23,879, 38.16%, see rank | 25.59% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 18,200, 29.08%, see rank | 25.93% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 102, 0.16%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 995, 1.59%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 32, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 218, 0.35%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 207, 0.33%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.
