U.S. Census Bureau
 American Housing Survey (AHS)




Detailed Tables for Total Occupied Housing Units


HOW DO YOU FUEL YOUR HOME? - Table 2-5 

        Occupied
      housing units
                    Main House Heating Fuel

       98,867,000        Housing units with heating fuel
       29,202,000   Electricity
       51,052,000   Piped gas
        5,398,000   Bottled gas
       10,101,000   Fuel oil
          754,000   Kerosene or other liquid fuel
          183,000   Coal or coke
        1,791,000   Wood
           30,000   Solar energy
          356,000   Other


                    Other House Heating Fuels 1/

       23,962,000   With other heating fuel  
       10,926,000     Electricity
        3,223,000     Piped gas
          978,000     Bottled gas
          566,000     Fuel oil
        1,373,000     Kerosene or other liquid fuel
          131,000     Coal or coke
        9,598,000     Wood
           57,000     Solar energy
          360,000     Other
                                


                    Cooking Fuel

       99,013,000        With cooking fuel
       58,818,000   Electricity
       35,446,000   Piped gas
        4,637,000   Bottled gas
           27,000   Kerosene or other liquid fuel
            2,000   Coal or coke
           46,000   Wood
           38,000   Other


                    Water Heating Fuel

       99,102,000        With hot piped water
       38,542,000   Electricity
       50,946,000   Piped gas
        3,654,000   Bottled gas
        5,462,000   Fuel oil
           40,000   Kerosene or other liquid fuel
           35,000   Coal or coke
           32,000   Wood
          167,000   Solar energy
          224,000   Other


                    Central Air Conditioning Fuel

       49,896,000        With central air conditioning
       47,247,000   Electricity
        2,292,000   Piped gas
          357,000   Other

                    Other Central Air Fuel

        2,407,000        With other central air
        2,336,000   Electricity
           64,000   Gas
            7,000   Other

                    Clothes Dryer Fuel

       71,669,000        With clothes dryer
       54,275,000   Electricity
       16,317,000   Piped gas
        1,077,000   Other


                    Units Using Each Fuel 1/

       84,678,000   Electricity                                   
       60,478,000   Piped gas
        8,178,000   Bottled gas
       10,898,000   Fuel oil
        2,074,000   Kerosene or other liquid fuel
          309,000   Coal or coke
       10,767,000   Wood
          228,000   Solar energy
        1,019,000   Other

       23,433,000   All electric units


1/ Figures may not add to total because more                
     than one category may apply to a unit.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: February 18, 2005