Benton County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Benton County | Iowa | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,137, 100% | 1,232,228 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 5,488, 54.14%, see rank | 63.45% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,196, 21.66%, see rank | 13.26% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 1,739, 17.15%, see rank | 19.45% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 243, 2.40%, see rank | 0.74% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 1, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 284, 2.80%, see rank | 1.64% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 147, 1.45%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 39, 0.38%, see rank | 0.49% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Benton County | Iowa | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,230, 100% | 1,223,509 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 5,607, 54.81%, see rank | 64.78% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,048, 20.02%, see rank | 13.46% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 1,743, 17.04%, see rank | 17.74% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 350, 3.42%, see rank | 0.92% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 340, 3.32%, see rank | 1.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 112, 1.09%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 30, 0.29%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Benton County | Iowa | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,200, 100% | 1,215,954 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 5,608, 54.98%, see rank | 65.81% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,998, 19.59%, see rank | 13.81% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 1,632, 16.00%, see rank | 16.24% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 408, 4.00%, see rank | 1.10% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 384, 3.76%, see rank | 1.63% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 146, 1.43%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 24, 0.24%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Benton County | Iowa | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,196, 100% | 1,215,970 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 5,524, 54.18%, see rank | 66.04% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,025, 19.86%, see rank | 14.12% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 1,628, 15.97%, see rank | 15.68% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 482, 4.73%, see rank | 1.29% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 355, 3.48%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 160, 1.57%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 22, 0.22%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Benton County | Iowa | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,746, 100% | 1,149,276 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 5,267, 54.04%, see rank | 67.28% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,041, 20.94%, see rank | 15.67% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 1,324, 13.59%, see rank | 12.82% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 872, 8.95%, see rank | 2.25% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 186, 1.91%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.18%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 27, 0.28%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 11, 0.11%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.
