Kent County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Kent County | Michigan | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 230,895, 100% | 3,827,880 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 195,869, 84.83%, see rank | 77.13% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 11,355, 4.92%, see rank | 8.48% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 15,522, 6.72%, see rank | 8.30% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,869, 0.81%, see rank | 1.40% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 72, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,693, 1.60%, see rank | 3.39% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 61, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,536, 0.67%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 918, 0.40%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Kent County | Michigan | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 228,204, 100% | 3,818,931 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 195,354, 85.60%, see rank | 77.63% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 11,746, 5.15%, see rank | 8.76% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 13,721, 6.01%, see rank | 7.60% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,041, 0.89%, see rank | 1.69% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 75, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,210, 1.41%, see rank | 3.20% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 25, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,375, 0.60%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 657, 0.29%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Kent County | Michigan | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 227,177, 100% | 3,843,997 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 195,605, 86.10%, see rank | 77.97% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 12,141, 5.34%, see rank | 9.17% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 11,984, 5.28%, see rank | 7.04% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,550, 1.12%, see rank | 2.05% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 48, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,886, 1.27%, see rank | 2.75% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,223, 0.54%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 727, 0.32%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Kent County | Michigan | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 225,517, 100% | 3,860,160 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 193,695, 85.89%, see rank | 77.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 12,576, 5.58%, see rank | 9.43% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 12,098, 5.36%, see rank | 6.96% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,720, 1.21%, see rank | 2.26% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 72, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,433, 1.08%, see rank | 2.48% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 26, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,205, 0.53%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 692, 0.31%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Kent County | Michigan | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 212,890, 100% | 3,785,661 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 183,837, 86.35%, see rank | 78.22% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,537, 4.95%, see rank | 9.44% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 10,839, 5.09%, see rank | 6.64% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,315, 2.03%, see rank | 3.46% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,255, 0.59%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 58, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,270, 0.60%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 767, 0.36%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
