Knox County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Knox County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,438, 100% | 4,778,633 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 15,131, 70.58%, see rank | 79.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,947, 9.08%, see rank | 4.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 3,767, 17.57%, see rank | 14.82% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 33, 0.15%, see rank | 0.20% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 315, 1.47%, see rank | 0.50% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 193, 0.90%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 52, 0.24%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Knox County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,736, 100% | 4,774,275 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 15,635, 71.93%, see rank | 80.36% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,019, 9.29%, see rank | 4.10% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 3,390, 15.60%, see rank | 14.02% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 114, 0.52%, see rank | 0.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 362, 1.67%, see rank | 0.49% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 162, 0.75%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 54, 0.25%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Knox County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,863, 100% | 4,769,951 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 15,946, 72.94%, see rank | 80.83% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,155, 9.86%, see rank | 4.31% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 3,172, 14.51%, see rank | 13.35% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 154, 0.70%, see rank | 0.31% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 316, 1.45%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 73, 0.33%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 47, 0.21%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Knox County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 21,876, 100% | 4,749,388 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 15,880, 72.59%, see rank | 80.88% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,339, 10.69%, see rank | 4.39% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 3,063, 14.00%, see rank | 13.14% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 157, 0.72%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 280, 1.28%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 92, 0.42%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 65, 0.30%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Knox County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 22,056, 100% | 4,591,779 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 16,812, 76.22%, see rank | 80.54% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,213, 10.03%, see rank | 4.99% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 2,537, 11.50%, see rank | 12.43% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 121, 0.55%, see rank | 0.62% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 6, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 160, 0.73%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 151, 0.68%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 56, 0.25%, see rank | 0.48% | 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.
