Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Carroll County, used by 224,725 or 41.34% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Carroll County homeowners is natural gas, used by 117,536 homes (21.62%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (100,624), electricity (57,780), wood (35,074), and other fuels (16,939).
Carroll County Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Carroll County Households | % of Households |
---|---|---|
Heating Oil | 224,725 | 41.34% |
Natural Gas | 117,536 | 21.62% |
Propane | 100,624 | 18.51% |
Electricity | 57,780 | 10.63% |
Wood | 35,074 | 6.45% |
Other Fuels | 10,355 | 1.90% |
No Fuel | 5,272 | 0.97% |
Solar | 690 | 0.13% |
Coal | 622 | 0.11% |
Heating oil (41.34)
Natural gas (21.62)
Propane (18.51)
Electricity (10.63)
Wood (6.45)
Other fuels (1.90)
No fuel (0.97)
Solar (0.13)
Coal (0.11)
Heating oil has become less popular in Carroll County. In the 2 years since 2020, the number of heating oil homes fell from 232,901 to 224,725, a 3.51% drop.
Carroll County Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
---|---|
2011 | 262,755 |
2012 | 257,827 |
2013 | 251,497 |
2014 | 245,025 |
2015 | 241,293 |
2016 | 236,690 |
2017 | 234,647 |
2018 | 233,209 |
2019 | 233,052 |
2020 | 232,901 |
2021 | 228,197 |
2022 | 224,725 |
Between 2020 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 91,078 to 100,624.
Between 2020 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 111,034 to 117,536.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Carroll County. Since 2020, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 53,539 to 57,780, a 7.92% increase.
Solar is the most environmentally friendly of all space heating fuels. With an “active” solar heating system, liquid is circulated between solar panels on a home’s roof and a heat energy storage tank in the basement.
Currently, 690 homes in Carroll County are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 6.63% decrease from 2020, when only 739 homes had installed active solar heating.