Fairfield County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Fairfield County | Connecticut | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 333,502, 100% | 1,356,206 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 124,527, 37.34%, see rank | 32.80% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,399, 2.52%, see rank | 3.33% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 51,429, 15.42%, see rank | 15.36% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 144,108, 43.21%, see rank | 45.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 325, 0.10%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,701, 0.81%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 82, 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,395, 0.42%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 536, 0.16%, see rank | 0.28% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Fairfield County | Connecticut | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 332,968, 100% | 1,360,184 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 119,770, 35.97%, see rank | 31.75% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,104, 2.13%, see rank | 3.00% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 51,381, 15.43%, see rank | 15.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 150,502, 45.20%, see rank | 47.37% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 106, 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,616, 0.79%, see rank | 1.90% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 57, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 990, 0.30%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 442, 0.13%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Fairfield County | Connecticut | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 331,782, 100% | 1,359,218 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 116,209, 35.03%, see rank | 31.08% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,474, 1.95%, see rank | 2.75% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 50,140, 15.11%, see rank | 14.87% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 155,309, 46.81%, see rank | 48.94% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 240, 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,106, 0.63%, see rank | 1.66% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 80, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 840, 0.25%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 384, 0.12%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Fairfield County | Connecticut | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 325,920, 100% | 1,327,482 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 112,445, 34.50%, see rank | 30.63% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,821, 2.09%, see rank | 2.74% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 48,744, 14.96%, see rank | 14.94% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 154,405, 47.38%, see rank | 49.51% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 291, 0.09%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,794, 0.55%, see rank | 1.49% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 66, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 909, 0.28%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 445, 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Fairfield County | Connecticut | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 324,232, 100% | 1,301,670 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 104,967, 32.37%, see rank | 29.01% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,737, 2.08%, see rank | 2.39% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 46,983, 14.49%, see rank | 14.61% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 162,898, 50.24%, see rank | 52.43% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 164, 0.05%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 825, 0.25%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 37, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,091, 0.34%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 530, 0.16%, see rank | 0.18% | 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.
