Portland, OR Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Portland, OR | Oregon | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 252,185, 100% | 1,522,988 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 129,336, 51.29%, see rank | 38.19% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,203, 0.87%, see rank | 1.64% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 99,818, 39.58%, see rank | 49.20% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,706, 5.83%, see rank | 2.78% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 5, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,342, 1.33%, see rank | 7.04% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 57, 0.02%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,309, 0.52%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,409, 0.56%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Portland, OR | Oregon | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 248,549, 100% | 1,512,718 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 126,728, 50.99%, see rank | 38.49% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,763, 0.71%, see rank | 1.63% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 96,275, 38.73%, see rank | 48.51% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 18,067, 7.27%, see rank | 3.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 6, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,055, 1.23%, see rank | 7.07% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 51, 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,464, 0.59%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,140, 0.46%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Portland, OR | Oregon | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 244,803, 100% | 1,499,267 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 123,489, 50.44%, see rank | 38.16% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,690, 0.69%, see rank | 1.77% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 92,809, 37.91%, see rank | 48.06% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 21,124, 8.63%, see rank | 3.89% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,879, 1.18%, see rank | 7.00% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 44, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,851, 0.76%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 917, 0.37%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Portland, OR | Oregon | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 235,508, 100% | 1,464,196 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 118,411, 50.28%, see rank | 38.04% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,709, 0.73%, see rank | 1.85% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 87,683, 37.23%, see rank | 47.68% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 22,039, 9.36%, see rank | 4.25% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,776, 1.18%, see rank | 7.03% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 55, 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,908, 0.81%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 915, 0.39%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Portland, OR | Oregon | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 223,752, 100% | 1,333,723 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 102,657, 45.88%, see rank | 34.48% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,851, 0.83%, see rank | 1.97% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 76,479, 34.18%, see rank | 48.65% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 38,264, 17.10%, see rank | 6.89% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 19, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,909, 0.85%, see rank | 7.07% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 67, 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,809, 0.81%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 697, 0.31%, see rank | 0.20% | 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.
