Cook County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Cook County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,937,060, 100% | 4,778,633 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 1,656,732, 85.53%, see rank | 79.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 17,334, 0.89%, see rank | 4.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 232,916, 12.02%, see rank | 14.82% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,149, 0.16%, see rank | 0.20% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 275, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 554, 0.03%, see rank | 0.50% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 226, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 11,260, 0.58%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 14,614, 0.75%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Cook County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,933,670, 100% | 4,774,275 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 1,671,643, 86.45%, see rank | 80.36% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 14,712, 0.76%, see rank | 4.10% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 222,751, 11.52%, see rank | 14.02% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,653, 0.19%, see rank | 0.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 340, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 505, 0.03%, see rank | 0.49% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 215, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 9,655, 0.50%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 10,196, 0.53%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Cook County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,936,481, 100% | 4,769,951 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 1,689,965, 87.27%, see rank | 80.83% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 16,177, 0.84%, see rank | 4.31% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 207,226, 10.70%, see rank | 13.35% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,642, 0.24%, see rank | 0.31% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 316, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 462, 0.02%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 317, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 8,266, 0.43%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 9,110, 0.47%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Cook County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,941,417, 100% | 4,749,388 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 1,696,158, 87.37%, see rank | 80.88% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 16,616, 0.86%, see rank | 4.39% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 204,488, 10.53%, see rank | 13.14% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,225, 0.27%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 267, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 529, 0.03%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 278, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 8,530, 0.44%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 9,326, 0.48%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Cook County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,974,181, 100% | 4,591,779 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 1,690,506, 85.63%, see rank | 80.54% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 29,612, 1.50%, see rank | 4.99% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 209,069, 10.59%, see rank | 12.43% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,477, 0.48%, see rank | 0.62% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 604, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 261, 0.01%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 514, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 17,217, 0.87%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 16,921, 0.86%, see rank | 0.48% | 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.
