Bloomington, Normal Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Bloomington, Normal Area | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 63,709, 100% | 4,774,275 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 49,013, 76.93%, see rank | 80.36% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,909, 4.57%, see rank | 4.10% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 11,280, 17.71%, see rank | 14.02% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 142, 0.22%, see rank | 0.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 8, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 94, 0.15%, see rank | 0.49% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 178, 0.28%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 85, 0.13%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Bloomington, Normal Area | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 63,145, 100% | 4,769,951 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 48,835, 77.34%, see rank | 80.83% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,338, 5.29%, see rank | 4.31% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 10,361, 16.41%, see rank | 13.35% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 197, 0.31%, see rank | 0.31% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 10, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 131, 0.21%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 184, 0.29%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 89, 0.14%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Bloomington, Normal Area | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 62,321, 100% | 4,749,388 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 47,727, 76.58%, see rank | 80.88% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,461, 5.55%, see rank | 4.39% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 10,371, 16.64%, see rank | 13.14% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 284, 0.46%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 8, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 140, 0.22%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 225, 0.36%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 105, 0.17%, see rank | 0.31% | 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.
