Jefferson County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Jefferson County | Alabama | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 259,397, 100% | 1,842,174 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 142,666, 55.00%, see rank | 29.16% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,132, 1.59%, see rank | 7.18% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 110,749, 42.69%, see rank | 61.92% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 607, 0.23%, see rank | 0.21% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 17, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 499, 0.19%, see rank | 1.11% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 46, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 170, 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 511, 0.20%, see rank | 0.31% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Jefferson County | Alabama | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 259,255, 100% | 1,837,576 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 149,107, 57.51%, see rank | 30.54% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,393, 1.69%, see rank | 8.07% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 103,838, 40.05%, see rank | 59.62% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 691, 0.27%, see rank | 0.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 8, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 561, 0.22%, see rank | 1.18% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 41, 0.02%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 174, 0.07%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 442, 0.17%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Jefferson County | Alabama | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 260,441, 100% | 1,821,210 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 158,507, 60.86%, see rank | 32.56% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,930, 1.89%, see rank | 9.21% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 95,016, 36.48%, see rank | 56.48% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 755, 0.29%, see rank | 0.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 38, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 508, 0.20%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 32, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 212, 0.08%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 443, 0.17%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Jefferson County | Alabama | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 267,675, 100% | 1,819,441 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 165,143, 61.70%, see rank | 33.75% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,812, 2.17%, see rank | 9.93% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 94,635, 35.35%, see rank | 54.56% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 743, 0.28%, see rank | 0.31% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 45, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 499, 0.19%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 39, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 270, 0.10%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 489, 0.18%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Jefferson County | Alabama | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 263,265, 100% | 1,737,080 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 171,989, 65.33%, see rank | 38.05% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,542, 2.48%, see rank | 14.03% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 83,096, 31.56%, see rank | 45.97% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 407, 0.15%, see rank | 0.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 42, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 419, 0.16%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 15, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 269, 0.10%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 486, 0.18%, see rank | 0.25% | 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.
