Des Moines, WA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Des Moines, WA | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 11,347, 100% | 2,645,396 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 4,702, 41.44%, see rank | 35.08% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 206, 1.82%, see rank | 3.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 5,569, 49.08%, see rank | 53.93% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 545, 4.80%, see rank | 2.50% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 150, 1.32%, see rank | 4.39% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 93, 0.82%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 82, 0.72%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Des Moines, WA | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 11,314, 100% | 2,619,995 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 4,928, 43.56%, see rank | 35.49% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 96, 0.85%, see rank | 3.25% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 5,316, 46.99%, see rank | 52.97% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 595, 5.26%, see rank | 2.89% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 224, 1.98%, see rank | 4.46% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 62, 0.55%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 93, 0.82%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Des Moines, WA | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 11,568, 100% | 2,577,375 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 5,066, 43.79%, see rank | 35.34% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 81, 0.70%, see rank | 3.46% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 5,311, 45.91%, see rank | 52.39% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 766, 6.62%, see rank | 3.39% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 225, 1.95%, see rank | 4.51% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 20, 0.17%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 99, 0.86%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Des Moines, WA | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 11,263, 100% | 2,512,327 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 5,157, 45.79%, see rank | 35.35% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 45, 0.40%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 5,044, 44.78%, see rank | 51.89% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 738, 6.55%, see rank | 3.72% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 176, 1.56%, see rank | 4.57% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 64, 0.57%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 39, 0.35%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Des Moines, WA | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 11,375, 100% | 2,271,398 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 4,736, 41.64%, see rank | 32.88% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 103, 0.91%, see rank | 3.06% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 5,329, 46.85%, see rank | 52.93% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,085, 9.54%, see rank | 5.58% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 92, 0.81%, see rank | 4.71% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 30, 0.26%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.
