California Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | California | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,617,280 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 8,272,878 | 65.57%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 398,409 | 3.16%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 3,250,222 | 25.76%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 34,168 | 0.27%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,191 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 217,723 | 1.73%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 18,120 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 44,084 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 380,485 | 3.02%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | California | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,466,331 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 8,302,521 | 66.60%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 393,823 | 3.16%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 3,104,257 | 24.90%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 36,630 | 0.29%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 856 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 219,409 | 1.76%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 10,522 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 42,164 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 356,149 | 2.86%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | California | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,392,852 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 8,356,649 | 67.43%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 413,742 | 3.34%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 2,949,199 | 23.80%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 41,453 | 0.33%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 828 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 222,490 | 1.80%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 8,679 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 42,089 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 357,723 | 2.89%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | California | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,187,191 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 8,269,371 | 67.85%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 414,029 | 3.40%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 2,853,904 | 23.42%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 44,120 | 0.36%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 903 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 221,184 | 1.81%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 8,142 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 41,556 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 333,982 | 2.74%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | California | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 11,502,870 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 8,114,829 | 70.55%, see rank | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 434,972 | 3.78%, see rank | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 2,505,406 | 21.78%, see rank | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 36,675 | 0.32%, see rank | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 734 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.14% |
| Wood | 204,699 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 13,508 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 27,791 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 164,256 | 1.43%, 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.
