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American Housing Survey (AHS)
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2005 Detailed Tables for Total Occupied Housing Units
HOW DO YOU FUEL YOUR HOME? - Table 2-5
108,871,000 Total
Main House Heating Fuel
108,473,000 Housing units with heating fuel
34,263,000 Electricity
56,317,000 Piped gas
6,228,000 Bottled gas
9,382,000 Fuel oil
547,000 Kerosene or other liquid fuel
95,000 Coal or coke
1,411,000 Wood
15,000 Solar energy
214,000 Other
Other House Heating Fuels /1
25,789,000 With other heating fuel
12,062,000 Electricity
5,243,000 Piped gas
1,599,000 Bottled gas
792,000 Fuel oil
760,000 Kerosene or other liquid fuel
96,000 Coal or coke
8,628,000 Wood
27,000 Solar energy
548,000 Other
Cooking Fuel
108,665,000 With cooking fuel
65,297,000 Electricity
38,247,000 Piped gas
5,069,000 Bottled gas
8,000 Kerosene or other liquid fuel
- Coal or coke
18,000 Wood
25,000 Other
Water Heating Fuel
108,648,000 With hot piped water
42,788,000 Electricity
56,004,000 Piped gas
4,217,000 Bottled gas
5,323,000 Fuel oil
17,000 Kerosene or other liquid fuel
15,000 Coal or coke
50,000 Wood
117,000 Solar energy
116,000 Other
Central Air Conditioning Fuel
67,689,000 With central air conditioning
65,743,000 Electricity
1,702,000 Piped gas
245,000 Other
Other Central Air Fuel
4,940,000 With other air
4,811,000 Electricity
111,000 Gas
17,000 Other
Clothes Dryer Fuel
86,169,000 With clothes dryer
66,440,000 Electricity
18,455,000 Piped gas
1,273,000 Other
Units Using Each Fuel /1
108,808,000 Electricity
66,728,000 Piped gas
9,379,000 Bottled gas
15,511,000 Fuel oil
1,258,000 Kerosene or other liquid fuel
184,000 Coal or coke
9,466,000 Wood
157,000 Solar energy
930,000 Other
27,688,000 All electric units
/1 Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.
Contact the American Housing Survey Branch by email or by phone at (301) 763-3235, or visit ask.census.gov for further information on American Housing Survey Data.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
