Boulder County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 121,526, 100% | 1,998,314 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 89,810, 73.90%, see rank | 71.94% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,030, 3.32%, see rank | 4.86% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 24,592, 20.24%, see rank | 19.94% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 99, 0.08%, see rank | 0.11% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 46, 0.04%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,801, 1.48%, see rank | 2.08% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 422, 0.35%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 471, 0.39%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 255, 0.21%, see rank | 0.31% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 120,061, 100% | 1,962,753 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 90,685, 75.53%, see rank | 73.76% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,906, 3.25%, see rank | 5.07% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 22,904, 19.08%, see rank | 18.00% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 141, 0.12%, see rank | 0.13% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 10, 0.01%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,486, 1.24%, see rank | 2.02% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 292, 0.24%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 453, 0.38%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 184, 0.15%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 117,629, 100% | 1,918,959 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 90,961, 77.33%, see rank | 75.11% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,550, 3.02%, see rank | 5.27% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 20,802, 17.68%, see rank | 16.43% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 190, 0.16%, see rank | 0.14% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 25, 0.02%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,178, 1.00%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 192, 0.16%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 380, 0.32%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 351, 0.30%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 115,180, 100% | 1,869,276 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 89,579, 77.77%, see rank | 75.50% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,458, 3.00%, see rank | 5.41% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 19,811, 17.20%, see rank | 15.93% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 211, 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 13, 0.01%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.12% |
Wood | 1,100, 0.96%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 171, 0.15%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 397, 0.34%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 440, 0.38%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 114,680, 100% | 1,658,238 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 90,009, 78.49%, see rank | 74.86% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,781, 3.30%, see rank | 6.20% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 18,788, 16.38%, see rank | 16.11% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 250, 0.22%, see rank | 0.15% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 7, 0.01%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.14% |
Wood | 821, 0.72%, see rank | 1.45% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 237, 0.21%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 536, 0.47%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 251, 0.22%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.