Howard County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Howard County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 34,386, 100% | 2,492,183 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 24,656, 71.70%, see rank | 61.00% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 890, 2.59%, see rank | 7.17% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 7,981, 23.21%, see rank | 27.77% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 185, 0.54%, see rank | 0.96% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 31, 0.09%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 333, 0.97%, see rank | 2.21% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 248, 0.72%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 62, 0.18%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Howard County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 34,168, 100% | 2,478,846 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 24,973, 73.09%, see rank | 62.04% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 937, 2.74%, see rank | 7.42% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 7,497, 21.94%, see rank | 26.36% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 148, 0.43%, see rank | 1.15% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 36, 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 278, 0.81%, see rank | 2.14% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 203, 0.59%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 96, 0.28%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Howard County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 34,330, 100% | 2,465,402 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 26,052, 75.89%, see rank | 62.95% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,119, 3.26%, see rank | 7.93% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 6,566, 19.13%, see rank | 24.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 182, 0.53%, see rank | 1.40% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 43, 0.13%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 161, 0.47%, see rank | 1.92% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 85, 0.25%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 101, 0.29%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Howard County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 34,334, 100% | 2,468,006 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 25,843, 75.27%, see rank | 63.12% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,096, 3.19%, see rank | 8.36% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 6,878, 20.03%, see rank | 24.23% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 146, 0.43%, see rank | 1.56% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 140, 0.41%, see rank | 1.87% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 22, 0.06%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 67, 0.20%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 142, 0.41%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Howard County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 34,800, 100% | 2,336,306 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 26,847, 77.15%, see rank | 64.65% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,220, 3.51%, see rank | 8.96% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 6,181, 17.76%, see rank | 21.70% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 264, 0.76%, see rank | 2.58% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 122, 0.35%, see rank | 1.42% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 110, 0.32%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 56, 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.
