Fargo Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Fargo Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 89,558 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 36,722 | 41.00%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,296 | 4.80%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 43,451 | 48.52%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,722 | 3.04%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 62 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 468 | 0.52%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 13 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,073 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 751 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Fargo Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 87,081 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 35,664 | 40.95%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,444 | 5.10%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 41,413 | 47.56%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,559 | 4.09%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 48 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 345 | 0.40%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 6 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 964 | 1.11%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 638 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Fargo Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 84,600 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 34,168 | 40.39%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,337 | 5.13%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 39,810 | 47.06%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,264 | 5.04%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 44 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 350 | 0.41%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 7 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 810 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 810 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Fargo Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 82,362 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 32,823 | 39.85%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,015 | 4.87%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 38,949 | 47.29%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,489 | 5.45%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 61 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 328 | 0.40%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 3 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 839 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 855 | 1.04%, see rank | 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.
