Minnesota Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Minnesota | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,115,337 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 1,412,623 | 66.78%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 212,697 | 10.05%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 341,158 | 16.13%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 55,330 | 2.62%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 574 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 54,020 | 2.55%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 356 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 24,787 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 13,792 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Minnesota | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,101,875 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 1,416,813 | 67.41%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 209,490 | 9.97%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 318,325 | 15.14%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 65,994 | 3.14%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 495 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 53,635 | 2.55%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 294 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 25,272 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 11,557 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Minnesota | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,085,917 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 1,413,467 | 67.76%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 213,532 | 10.24%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 292,297 | 14.01%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 79,014 | 3.79%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 576 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 50,717 | 2.43%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 293 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 24,709 | 1.18%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 11,312 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Minnesota | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,061,882 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 1,395,178 | 67.67%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 214,888 | 10.42%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 282,572 | 13.70%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 85,335 | 4.14%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 606 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 47,897 | 2.32%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 355 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 24,026 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 11,025 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Minnesota | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,895,127 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 1,281,261 | 67.61%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 197,163 | 10.40%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 229,094 | 12.09%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 121,401 | 6.41%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 433 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 36,961 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 315 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 18,857 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 9,642 | 0.51%, 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.