Charleston County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Charleston County | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 145,991, 100% | 1,795,715 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 27,313, 18.71%, see rank | 23.19% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,061, 2.10%, see rank | 4.45% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 114,283, 78.28%, see rank | 69.42% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 346, 0.24%, see rank | 1.31% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 3, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 389, 0.27%, see rank | 1.13% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 35, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 54, 0.04%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 507, 0.35%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Charleston County | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 140,932, 100% | 1,768,255 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 28,668, 20.34%, see rank | 24.20% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,303, 2.34%, see rank | 4.95% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 107,432, 76.23%, see rank | 67.56% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 593, 0.42%, see rank | 1.75% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 5, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 301, 0.21%, see rank | 1.12% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 42, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 108, 0.08%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 480, 0.34%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Charleston County | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 137,844, 100% | 1,741,994 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 29,961, 21.74%, see rank | 24.92% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,638, 2.64%, see rank | 5.54% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 102,454, 74.33%, see rank | 65.81% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 899, 0.65%, see rank | 2.27% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 13, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 310, 0.22%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 25, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 88, 0.06%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 456, 0.33%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Charleston County | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 139,754, 100% | 1,693,388 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 32,670, 23.38%, see rank | 25.46% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,393, 3.14%, see rank | 6.05% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 100,692, 72.05%, see rank | 64.40% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,121, 0.80%, see rank | 2.59% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 10, 0.01%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 222, 0.16%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 111, 0.08%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 514, 0.37%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Charleston County | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 123,326, 100% | 1,533,854 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 35,247, 28.58%, see rank | 26.24% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,674, 4.60%, see rank | 8.56% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 79,583, 64.53%, see rank | 58.36% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,943, 1.58%, see rank | 5.11% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 5, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 453, 0.37%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 20, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 93, 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 308, 0.25%, see rank | 0.29% | 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.
