Illinois Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Illinois | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 4,778,633 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 3,796,896 | 79.46%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 194,800 | 4.08%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 708,187 | 14.82%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,755 | 0.20%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 746 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 23,945 | 0.50%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 728 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 21,385 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 22,191 | 0.46%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Illinois | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 4,774,275 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 3,836,756 | 80.36%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 195,703 | 4.10%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 669,129 | 14.02%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,783 | 0.25%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 756 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 23,402 | 0.49%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 680 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 19,835 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 16,231 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Illinois | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 4,769,951 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 3,855,578 | 80.83%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 205,421 | 4.31%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 636,626 | 13.35%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,946 | 0.31%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 739 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 22,417 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 735 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 18,974 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 14,515 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Illinois | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 4,749,388 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 3,841,363 | 80.88%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 208,543 | 4.39%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 624,307 | 13.14%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 17,106 | 0.36%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 727 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 21,920 | 0.46%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 654 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 19,973 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 14,795 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Illinois | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 4,591,779 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 3,698,099 | 80.54%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 229,004 | 4.99%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 570,601 | 12.43%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 28,427 | 0.62%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 938 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 16,958 | 0.37%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 773 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 25,144 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 21,835 | 0.48%, 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.