Houston County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Houston County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 7,862, 100% | 2,115,337 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 3,832, 48.74%, see rank | 66.78% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,744, 22.18%, see rank | 10.05% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 910, 11.57%, see rank | 16.13% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 493, 6.27%, see rank | 2.62% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 760, 9.67%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 115, 1.46%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 8, 0.10%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Houston County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 7,811, 100% | 2,101,875 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 3,895, 49.87%, see rank | 67.41% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,516, 19.41%, see rank | 9.97% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 917, 11.74%, see rank | 15.14% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 531, 6.80%, see rank | 3.14% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 787, 10.08%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 3, 0.04%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 141, 1.81%, see rank | 1.20% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 21, 0.27%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Houston County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 7,770, 100% | 2,085,917 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 4,031, 51.88%, see rank | 67.76% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,446, 18.61%, see rank | 10.24% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 794, 10.22%, see rank | 14.01% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 567, 7.30%, see rank | 3.79% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 722, 9.29%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 3, 0.04%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 177, 2.28%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 30, 0.39%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Houston County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 7,893, 100% | 2,061,882 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 4,126, 52.27%, see rank | 67.67% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,387, 17.57%, see rank | 10.42% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 799, 10.12%, see rank | 13.70% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 637, 8.07%, see rank | 4.14% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 764, 9.68%, see rank | 2.32% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 3, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 147, 1.86%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 30, 0.38%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Houston County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 7,633, 100% | 1,895,127 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 3,829, 50.16%, see rank | 67.61% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,578, 20.67%, see rank | 10.40% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 786, 10.30%, see rank | 12.09% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,006, 13.18%, see rank | 6.41% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 405, 5.31%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 21, 0.28%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 8, 0.10%, see rank | 0.51% | 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.
