Blue Earth County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 24,719, 100% | 2,115,337 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 17,370, 70.27%, see rank | 66.78% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,169, 12.82%, see rank | 10.05% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 3,094, 12.52%, see rank | 16.13% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 330, 1.34%, see rank | 2.62% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 366, 1.48%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 22, 0.09%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 292, 1.18%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 76, 0.31%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 24,259, 100% | 2,101,875 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 16,842, 69.43%, see rank | 67.41% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,266, 13.46%, see rank | 9.97% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 3,076, 12.68%, see rank | 15.14% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 366, 1.51%, see rank | 3.14% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 326, 1.34%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 22, 0.09%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 311, 1.28%, see rank | 1.20% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 50, 0.21%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 23,889, 100% | 2,085,917 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 16,730, 70.03%, see rank | 67.76% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,305, 13.83%, see rank | 10.24% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 2,674, 11.19%, see rank | 14.01% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 458, 1.92%, see rank | 3.79% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 255, 1.07%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 4, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 374, 1.57%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 89, 0.37%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 23,340, 100% | 2,061,882 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 16,094, 68.95%, see rank | 67.67% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,212, 13.76%, see rank | 10.42% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 2,861, 12.26%, see rank | 13.70% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 480, 2.06%, see rank | 4.14% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 248, 1.06%, see rank | 2.32% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 340, 1.46%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 92, 0.39%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,062, 100% | 1,895,127 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 13,912, 66.05%, see rank | 67.61% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,373, 16.01%, see rank | 10.40% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 2,363, 11.22%, see rank | 12.09% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 874, 4.15%, see rank | 6.41% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 181, 0.86%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 11, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 218, 1.04%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 130, 0.62%, 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.
