Chicago, Naperville, Joliet Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Chicago, Naperville, Joliet Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,438,560 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 2,971,206 | 86.41%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 43,494 | 1.26%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 379,876 | 11.05%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,276 | 0.15%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 383 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,495 | 0.13%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 322 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 15,419 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 18,089 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Chicago, Naperville, Joliet Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,427,916 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 2,989,106 | 87.20%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 40,409 | 1.18%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 360,108 | 10.51%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,280 | 0.18%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 463 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,404 | 0.13%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 328 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 13,508 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 13,310 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Chicago, Naperville, Joliet Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,424,098 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 3,001,791 | 87.67%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 43,338 | 1.27%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 341,571 | 9.98%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 8,137 | 0.24%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 408 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,784 | 0.11%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 446 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 12,801 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 11,822 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Chicago, Naperville, Joliet Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,401,044 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 2,984,138 | 87.74%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 44,473 | 1.31%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 333,090 | 9.79%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,037 | 0.27%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 384 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,710 | 0.11%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 428 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 13,479 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 12,305 | 0.36%, see rank | 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.
