Dane County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Dane County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 208,749, 100% | 2,293,250 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 142,161, 68.10%, see rank | 65.30% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,327, 4.95%, see rank | 10.88% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 48,066, 23.03%, see rank | 14.81% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,348, 1.12%, see rank | 3.02% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 44, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,672, 1.28%, see rank | 4.57% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 57, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,948, 0.93%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,126, 0.54%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Dane County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 204,008, 100% | 2,286,339 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 141,904, 69.56%, see rank | 65.77% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,037, 4.92%, see rank | 10.80% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 43,877, 21.51%, see rank | 13.95% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,854, 1.40%, see rank | 3.63% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 50, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,572, 1.26%, see rank | 4.56% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 53, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,794, 0.88%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 867, 0.42%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Dane County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 196,383, 100% | 2,274,611 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 138,600, 70.58%, see rank | 66.07% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,984, 5.08%, see rank | 11.02% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 39,467, 20.10%, see rank | 13.04% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,619, 1.84%, see rank | 4.36% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 82, 0.04%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,238, 1.14%, see rank | 4.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 39, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,479, 0.75%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 875, 0.45%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Dane County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 193,033, 100% | 2,246,512 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 135,835, 70.37%, see rank | 65.88% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,328, 5.35%, see rank | 11.22% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 38,592, 19.99%, see rank | 12.81% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,810, 1.97%, see rank | 4.84% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 67, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,898, 0.98%, see rank | 4.05% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 47, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,515, 0.78%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 941, 0.49%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Dane County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 173,484, 100% | 2,084,544 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 121,860, 70.24%, see rank | 66.40% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,878, 5.69%, see rank | 10.96% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 33,374, 19.24%, see rank | 11.36% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,254, 3.03%, see rank | 7.60% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 43, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,033, 0.60%, see rank | 2.73% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 27, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,371, 0.79%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 644, 0.37%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.
