Mississippi Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Mississippi | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,092,627 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 337,157 | 30.86%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 139,038 | 12.73%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 594,207 | 54.38%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,448 | 0.13%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 64 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 16,573 | 1.52%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 75 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 1,452 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 2,613 | 0.24%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Mississippi | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,087,791 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 343,680 | 31.59%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 148,763 | 13.68%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 572,155 | 52.60%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,673 | 0.15%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 19 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 17,954 | 1.65%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 104 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 1,390 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 2,053 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Mississippi | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,081,052 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 361,117 | 33.40%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 165,542 | 15.31%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 529,917 | 49.02%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,873 | 0.17%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 97 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 18,826 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 48 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,438 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 2,194 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Mississippi | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,085,836 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 368,606 | 33.95%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 175,010 | 16.12%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 516,961 | 47.61%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,989 | 0.18%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 116 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 19,005 | 1.75%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 88 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,843 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 2,218 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Mississippi | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,046,434 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 389,021 | 37.18%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 216,498 | 20.69%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 416,322 | 39.78%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,027 | 0.19%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 66 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 17,736 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 196 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 1,472 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 3,096 | 0.30%, see rank | 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.