Salem County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Salem County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 24,665, 100% | 3,188,498 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 10,102, 40.96%, see rank | 74.16% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,524, 6.18%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 2,922, 11.85%, see rank | 11.66% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,049, 36.69%, see rank | 11.10% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 730, 2.96%, see rank | 0.44% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 15, 0.06%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 214, 0.87%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 97, 0.39%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Salem County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 24,950, 100% | 3,186,878 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 9,726, 38.98%, see rank | 73.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,744, 6.99%, see rank | 1.98% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 2,824, 11.32%, see rank | 10.96% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,647, 38.67%, see rank | 12.48% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 7, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 705, 2.83%, see rank | 0.39% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 15, 0.06%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 227, 0.91%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 55, 0.22%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Salem County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 25,117, 100% | 3,176,069 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 9,643, 38.39%, see rank | 72.51% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,774, 7.06%, see rank | 2.05% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 3,015, 12.00%, see rank | 10.55% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,911, 39.46%, see rank | 13.98% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 602, 2.40%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 24, 0.10%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 119, 0.47%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 20, 0.08%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Salem County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 25,194, 100% | 3,152,877 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 9,692, 38.47%, see rank | 71.71% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,758, 6.98%, see rank | 2.13% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 2,940, 11.67%, see rank | 10.53% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,082, 40.02%, see rank | 14.72% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 7, 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 535, 2.12%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.07%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 143, 0.57%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 19, 0.08%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Salem County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 24,295, 100% | 3,064,645 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 6,934, 28.54%, see rank | 66.83% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,252, 5.15%, see rank | 2.40% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 3,027, 12.46%, see rank | 10.32% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 12,504, 51.47%, see rank | 19.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 31, 0.13%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 259, 1.07%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 17, 0.07%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 100, 0.41%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 171, 0.70%, see rank | 0.33% | 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.
