Elkhart County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Elkhart County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 70,427, 100% | 2,492,183 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 57,734, 81.98%, see rank | 61.00% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,322, 3.30%, see rank | 7.17% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 7,633, 10.84%, see rank | 27.77% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 238, 0.34%, see rank | 0.96% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 383, 0.54%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,789, 2.54%, see rank | 2.21% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 36, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 180, 0.26%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 112, 0.16%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Elkhart County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 70,161, 100% | 2,478,846 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 58,254, 83.03%, see rank | 62.04% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,326, 3.32%, see rank | 7.42% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 6,945, 9.90%, see rank | 26.36% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 468, 0.67%, see rank | 1.15% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 312, 0.44%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,521, 2.17%, see rank | 2.14% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 14, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 228, 0.32%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 93, 0.13%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Elkhart County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 70,035, 100% | 2,465,402 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 58,373, 83.35%, see rank | 62.95% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,620, 3.74%, see rank | 7.93% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 6,708, 9.58%, see rank | 24.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 559, 0.80%, see rank | 1.40% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 243, 0.35%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,238, 1.77%, see rank | 1.92% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 15, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 188, 0.27%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 91, 0.13%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Elkhart County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 71,093, 100% | 2,468,006 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 59,366, 83.50%, see rank | 63.12% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,962, 4.17%, see rank | 8.36% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 6,340, 8.92%, see rank | 24.23% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 653, 0.92%, see rank | 1.56% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 311, 0.44%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,139, 1.60%, see rank | 1.87% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 232, 0.33%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 90, 0.13%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Elkhart County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 66,154, 100% | 2,336,306 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 55,122, 83.32%, see rank | 64.65% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,321, 3.51%, see rank | 8.96% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 6,316, 9.55%, see rank | 21.70% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 965, 1.46%, see rank | 2.58% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 186, 0.28%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 904, 1.37%, see rank | 1.42% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 36, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 199, 0.30%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 105, 0.16%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.
