Joplin Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Joplin Area | Missouri | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 67,433, 100% | 2,361,232 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 28,674, 42.52%, see rank | 51.95% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,352, 9.42%, see rank | 9.41% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 28,113, 41.69%, see rank | 33.77% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 54, 0.08%, see rank | 0.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,859, 5.72%, see rank | 4.03% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 239, 0.35%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 142, 0.21%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Joplin Area | Missouri | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 66,858, 100% | 2,358,270 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 30,096, 45.01%, see rank | 53.06% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,881, 10.29%, see rank | 9.93% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 26,068, 38.99%, see rank | 32.20% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 94, 0.14%, see rank | 0.29% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,362, 5.03%, see rank | 4.03% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 256, 0.38%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 101, 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Joplin Area | Missouri | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 66,123, 100% | 2,349,955 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 31,503, 47.64%, see rank | 54.10% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,137, 10.79%, see rank | 10.88% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 23,807, 36.00%, see rank | 30.38% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 124, 0.19%, see rank | 0.35% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,227, 4.88%, see rank | 3.81% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 30, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 206, 0.31%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 89, 0.13%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Joplin Area | Missouri | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 64,369, 100% | 2,322,238 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 31,373, 48.74%, see rank | 55.08% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,209, 11.20%, see rank | 11.25% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 22,390, 34.78%, see rank | 29.22% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 167, 0.26%, see rank | 0.40% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,887, 4.49%, see rank | 3.59% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 33, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 185, 0.29%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 125, 0.19%, see rank | 0.17% | 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.
