Columbia Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Columbia Area | Missouri | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 66,136, 100% | 2,361,232 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 36,538, 55.25%, see rank | 51.95% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,325, 6.54%, see rank | 9.41% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 23,539, 35.59%, see rank | 33.77% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10, 0.02%, see rank | 0.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 34, 0.05%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,287, 1.95%, see rank | 4.03% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 36, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 143, 0.22%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 224, 0.34%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Columbia Area | Missouri | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 68,403, 100% | 2,358,270 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 37,570, 54.92%, see rank | 53.06% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,097, 7.45%, see rank | 9.93% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 23,619, 34.53%, see rank | 32.20% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 40, 0.06%, see rank | 0.29% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 24, 0.04%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,790, 2.62%, see rank | 4.03% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 8, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 129, 0.19%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 126, 0.18%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Columbia Area | Missouri | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 67,276, 100% | 2,349,955 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 38,068, 56.58%, see rank | 54.10% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,173, 7.69%, see rank | 10.88% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 21,956, 32.64%, see rank | 30.38% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 68, 0.10%, see rank | 0.35% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,705, 2.53%, see rank | 3.81% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 134, 0.20%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 162, 0.24%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Columbia Area | Missouri | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 67,371, 100% | 2,322,238 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 37,797, 56.10%, see rank | 55.08% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,272, 7.83%, see rank | 11.25% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 22,184, 32.93%, see rank | 29.22% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 104, 0.15%, see rank | 0.40% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 17, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,690, 2.51%, see rank | 3.59% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 19, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 186, 0.28%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 102, 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 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.
