Wharton County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Wharton County | Texas | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 14,492, 100% | 9,013,582 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 3,986, 27.50%, see rank | 37.22% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,075, 7.42%, see rank | 3.42% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 8,741, 60.32%, see rank | 58.19% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 25, 0.17%, see rank | 0.12% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 12, 0.08%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
Wood | 14, 0.10%, see rank | 0.43% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 592, 4.09%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 47, 0.32%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Wharton County | Texas | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 14,638, 100% | 8,782,598 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 3,860, 26.37%, see rank | 38.12% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,127, 7.70%, see rank | 3.71% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 8,743, 59.73%, see rank | 56.98% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 69, 0.47%, see rank | 0.13% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
Wood | 35, 0.24%, see rank | 0.46% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 759, 5.19%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 45, 0.31%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Wharton County | Texas | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 14,808, 100% | 8,539,206 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 4,166, 28.13%, see rank | 39.12% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,343, 9.07%, see rank | 4.11% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 8,634, 58.31%, see rank | 55.55% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 45, 0.30%, see rank | 0.13% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
Wood | 23, 0.16%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 548, 3.70%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 49, 0.33%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Wharton County | Texas | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 14,998, 100% | 8,269,046 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 4,453, 29.69%, see rank | 39.89% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,758, 11.72%, see rank | 4.19% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 8,286, 55.25%, see rank | 54.72% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 73, 0.49%, see rank | 0.13% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
Wood | 42, 0.28%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 347, 2.31%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 39, 0.26%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Wharton County | Texas | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 14,799, 100% | 7,393,354 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 5,244, 35.43%, see rank | 43.18% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,594, 17.53%, see rank | 6.35% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 6,735, 45.51%, see rank | 49.38% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 32, 0.22%, see rank | 0.07% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.14% |
Wood | 60, 0.41%, see rank | 0.43% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 40, 0.27%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 94, 0.64%, see rank | 0.42% | 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.