Allentown, PA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Allentown, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 41,537, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 16,444, 39.59%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 457, 1.10%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 14,536, 35.00%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,578, 23.06%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 58, 0.14%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 132, 0.32%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 181, 0.44%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 151, 0.36%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Allentown, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 42,594, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 17,028, 39.98%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 472, 1.11%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 14,160, 33.24%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,462, 24.56%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 91, 0.21%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 142, 0.33%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 140, 0.33%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 99, 0.23%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Allentown, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 43,738, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 17,086, 39.06%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 593, 1.36%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 13,907, 31.80%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,699, 26.75%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 23, 0.05%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 182, 0.42%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 167, 0.38%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 81, 0.19%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Allentown, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 39,941, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 15,757, 39.45%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 507, 1.27%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 12,376, 30.99%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,850, 27.17%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 18, 0.05%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 175, 0.44%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 166, 0.42%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 92, 0.23%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Allentown, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 42,032, 100% | 4,777,003 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 16,019, 38.11%, see rank | 51.35% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 645, 1.53%, see rank | 3.04% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 11,213, 26.68%, see rank | 16.47% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 13,707, 32.61%, see rank | 25.48% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 111, 0.26%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 84, 0.20%, see rank | 1.59% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 151, 0.36%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 102, 0.24%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.
