Dakota County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 155,220, 100% | 2,115,337 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 129,833, 83.64%, see rank | 66.78% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,248, 2.74%, see rank | 10.05% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 17,877, 11.52%, see rank | 16.13% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 592, 0.38%, see rank | 2.62% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 56, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 549, 0.35%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,060, 0.68%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 996, 0.64%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 153,160, 100% | 2,101,875 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 129,461, 84.53%, see rank | 67.41% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,773, 2.46%, see rank | 9.97% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 16,670, 10.88%, see rank | 15.14% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 749, 0.49%, see rank | 3.14% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 2, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 562, 0.37%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 7, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 983, 0.64%, see rank | 1.20% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 953, 0.62%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 151,122, 100% | 2,085,917 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 128,363, 84.94%, see rank | 67.76% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,758, 2.49%, see rank | 10.24% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 15,563, 10.30%, see rank | 14.01% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 945, 0.63%, see rank | 3.79% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 19, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 563, 0.37%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 14, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 972, 0.64%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 925, 0.61%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 148,204, 100% | 2,061,882 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 126,025, 85.03%, see rank | 67.67% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,805, 2.57%, see rank | 10.42% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 15,113, 10.20%, see rank | 13.70% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 878, 0.59%, see rank | 4.14% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 21, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 606, 0.41%, see rank | 2.32% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 987, 0.67%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 757, 0.51%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 131,151, 100% | 1,895,127 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 111,781, 85.23%, see rank | 67.61% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,916, 2.22%, see rank | 10.40% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 13,621, 10.39%, see rank | 12.09% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 918, 0.70%, see rank | 6.41% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 13, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 269, 0.21%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,012, 0.77%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 615, 0.47%, 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.
