Des Moines, West Des Moines Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | Iowa | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 229,824, 100% | 1,232,228 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 158,103, 68.79%, see rank | 63.45% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 13,201, 5.74%, see rank | 13.26% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 53,608, 23.33%, see rank | 19.45% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 551, 0.24%, see rank | 0.74% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 16, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,077, 0.47%, see rank | 1.64% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 30, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 2,042, 0.89%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,196, 0.52%, see rank | 0.49% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | Iowa | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 224,818, 100% | 1,223,509 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 158,085, 70.32%, see rank | 64.78% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 13,785, 6.13%, see rank | 13.46% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 47,870, 21.29%, see rank | 17.74% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 564, 0.25%, see rank | 0.92% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 6, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,225, 0.54%, see rank | 1.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 52, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,824, 0.81%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,407, 0.63%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | Iowa | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 219,755, 100% | 1,215,954 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 158,515, 72.13%, see rank | 65.81% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 14,053, 6.39%, see rank | 13.81% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 42,089, 19.15%, see rank | 16.24% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 430, 0.20%, see rank | 1.10% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,105, 0.50%, see rank | 1.63% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 11, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 2,064, 0.94%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,488, 0.68%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | Iowa | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 218,390, 100% | 1,215,970 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 159,018, 72.81%, see rank | 66.04% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 14,366, 6.58%, see rank | 14.12% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 40,179, 18.40%, see rank | 15.68% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 504, 0.23%, see rank | 1.29% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,126, 0.52%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 22, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,874, 0.86%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,301, 0.60%, see rank | 0.35% | 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.
