Benton County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Benton County | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 66,625, 100% | 2,645,396 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 10,153, 15.24%, see rank | 35.08% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 544, 0.82%, see rank | 3.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 54,105, 81.21%, see rank | 53.93% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 204, 0.31%, see rank | 2.50% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,200, 1.80%, see rank | 4.39% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 14, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 179, 0.27%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 226, 0.34%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Benton County | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 64,660, 100% | 2,619,995 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 9,706, 15.01%, see rank | 35.49% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 574, 0.89%, see rank | 3.25% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 52,385, 81.02%, see rank | 52.97% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 230, 0.36%, see rank | 2.89% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,393, 2.15%, see rank | 4.46% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 219, 0.34%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 144, 0.22%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Benton County | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 62,038, 100% | 2,577,375 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 9,381, 15.12%, see rank | 35.34% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 652, 1.05%, see rank | 3.46% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 49,689, 80.09%, see rank | 52.39% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 298, 0.48%, see rank | 3.39% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,528, 2.46%, see rank | 4.51% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 317, 0.51%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 152, 0.25%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Benton County | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 58,394, 100% | 2,512,327 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 8,622, 14.77%, see rank | 35.35% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 669, 1.15%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 46,965, 80.43%, see rank | 51.89% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 314, 0.54%, see rank | 3.72% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 13, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,325, 2.27%, see rank | 4.57% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 23, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 344, 0.59%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 119, 0.20%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Benton County | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 52,866, 100% | 2,271,398 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 4,469, 8.45%, see rank | 32.88% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 470, 0.89%, see rank | 3.06% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 45,844, 86.72%, see rank | 52.93% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 821, 1.55%, see rank | 5.58% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 993, 1.88%, see rank | 4.71% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 168, 0.32%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 95, 0.18%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.
