Gary, IN Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Gary, IN | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 30,746, 100% | 2,492,183 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 27,339, 88.92%, see rank | 61.00% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 252, 0.82%, see rank | 7.17% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 2,768, 9.00%, see rank | 27.77% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 56, 0.18%, see rank | 0.96% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 11, 0.04%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 57, 0.19%, see rank | 2.21% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 126, 0.41%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 137, 0.45%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Gary, IN | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 30,770, 100% | 2,478,846 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 27,545, 89.52%, see rank | 62.04% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 211, 0.69%, see rank | 7.42% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 2,613, 8.49%, see rank | 26.36% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 61, 0.20%, see rank | 1.15% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 33, 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 51, 0.17%, see rank | 2.14% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 87, 0.28%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 169, 0.55%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Gary, IN | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 32,256, 100% | 2,465,402 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 28,769, 89.19%, see rank | 62.95% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 234, 0.73%, see rank | 7.93% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 2,796, 8.67%, see rank | 24.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 138, 0.43%, see rank | 1.40% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 27, 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 57, 0.18%, see rank | 1.92% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 95, 0.29%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 140, 0.43%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Gary, IN | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 37,482, 100% | 2,468,006 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 33,345, 88.96%, see rank | 63.12% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 338, 0.90%, see rank | 8.36% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 3,164, 8.44%, see rank | 24.23% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 204, 0.54%, see rank | 1.56% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 29, 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 102, 0.27%, see rank | 1.87% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 153, 0.41%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 147, 0.39%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Gary, IN | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 38,244, 100% | 2,336,306 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 33,114, 86.59%, see rank | 64.65% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 621, 1.62%, see rank | 8.96% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 3,477, 9.09%, see rank | 21.70% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 575, 1.50%, see rank | 2.58% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 6, 0.02%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 29, 0.08%, see rank | 1.42% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 164, 0.43%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 252, 0.66%, 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.
