Bloomington Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Bloomington Area | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 62,317, 100% | 2,492,183 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 26,895, 43.16%, see rank | 61.00% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,313, 8.53%, see rank | 7.17% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 27,113, 43.51%, see rank | 27.77% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 411, 0.66%, see rank | 0.96% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 3, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,207, 3.54%, see rank | 2.21% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 32, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 222, 0.36%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 121, 0.19%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Bloomington Area | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 75,447, 100% | 2,478,846 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 33,551, 44.47%, see rank | 62.04% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,952, 10.54%, see rank | 7.42% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 29,885, 39.61%, see rank | 26.36% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 733, 0.97%, see rank | 1.15% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.02%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,965, 3.93%, see rank | 2.14% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 59, 0.08%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 204, 0.27%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 86, 0.11%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Bloomington Area | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 72,896, 100% | 2,465,402 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 34,150, 46.85%, see rank | 62.95% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,064, 11.06%, see rank | 7.93% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 26,852, 36.84%, see rank | 24.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 870, 1.19%, see rank | 1.40% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 36, 0.05%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,463, 3.38%, see rank | 1.92% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 50, 0.07%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 271, 0.37%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 140, 0.19%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Bloomington Area | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 71,695, 100% | 2,468,006 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 33,554, 46.80%, see rank | 63.12% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,044, 12.61%, see rank | 8.36% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 25,339, 35.34%, see rank | 24.23% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 946, 1.32%, see rank | 1.56% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 35, 0.05%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,328, 3.25%, see rank | 1.87% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 45, 0.06%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 245, 0.34%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 159, 0.22%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
* 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.
