Benton County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Benton County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 15,466, 100% | 2,115,337 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 8,556, 55.32%, see rank | 66.78% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,906, 12.32%, see rank | 10.05% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 3,377, 21.83%, see rank | 16.13% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 446, 2.88%, see rank | 2.62% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 708, 4.58%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 222, 1.44%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 242, 1.56%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Benton County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 15,421, 100% | 2,101,875 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 8,472, 54.94%, see rank | 67.41% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,826, 11.84%, see rank | 9.97% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 3,300, 21.40%, see rank | 15.14% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 607, 3.94%, see rank | 3.14% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 689, 4.47%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.06%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 312, 2.02%, see rank | 1.20% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 205, 1.33%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Benton County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 14,986, 100% | 2,085,917 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 8,243, 55.00%, see rank | 67.76% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,923, 12.83%, see rank | 10.24% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 3,022, 20.17%, see rank | 14.01% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 748, 4.99%, see rank | 3.79% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 575, 3.84%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 273, 1.82%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 202, 1.35%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Benton County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 15,257, 100% | 2,061,882 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 8,501, 55.72%, see rank | 67.67% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,882, 12.34%, see rank | 10.42% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 3,139, 20.57%, see rank | 13.70% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 730, 4.78%, see rank | 4.14% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 512, 3.36%, see rank | 2.32% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 281, 1.84%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 212, 1.39%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Benton County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 13,065, 100% | 1,895,127 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 7,234, 55.37%, see rank | 67.61% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,754, 13.43%, see rank | 10.40% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 2,214, 16.95%, see rank | 12.09% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,046, 8.01%, see rank | 6.41% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 393, 3.01%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 4, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 266, 2.04%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 154, 1.18%, see rank | 0.51% | 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.
