Iowa Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Iowa | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,232,228 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 781,847 | 63.45%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 163,398 | 13.26%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 239,653 | 19.45%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,161 | 0.74%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 110 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 20,247 | 1.64%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 363 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 11,432 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 6,017 | 0.49%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Iowa | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,223,509 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 792,580 | 64.78%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 164,733 | 13.46%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 217,078 | 17.74%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,249 | 0.92%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 157 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 20,872 | 1.71%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 347 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 11,246 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 5,247 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Iowa | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,215,954 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 800,223 | 65.81%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 167,966 | 13.81%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 197,477 | 16.24%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 13,425 | 1.10%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 197 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 19,874 | 1.63%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 273 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 11,678 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 4,841 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Iowa | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,215,970 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 803,072 | 66.04%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 171,665 | 14.12%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 190,616 | 15.68%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 15,730 | 1.29%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 190 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 19,418 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 263 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 10,731 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 4,285 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Iowa | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,149,276 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 773,247 | 67.28%, see rank | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 180,140 | 15.67%, see rank | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 147,318 | 12.82%, see rank | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 25,860 | 2.25%, see rank | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 70 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.14% |
| Wood | 13,243 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 238 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 6,002 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 3,158 | 0.27%, see rank | 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.
