Lafayette Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Lafayette Area | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 77,359, 100% | 2,478,846 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 44,918, 58.06%, see rank | 62.04% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,347, 9.50%, see rank | 7.42% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 22,573, 29.18%, see rank | 26.36% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 578, 0.75%, see rank | 1.15% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 23, 0.03%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 972, 1.26%, see rank | 2.14% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 670, 0.87%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 268, 0.35%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Lafayette Area | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 75,684, 100% | 2,465,402 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 44,683, 59.04%, see rank | 62.95% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,631, 10.08%, see rank | 7.93% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 21,074, 27.84%, see rank | 24.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 610, 0.81%, see rank | 1.40% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 11, 0.01%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 922, 1.22%, see rank | 1.92% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 493, 0.65%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 242, 0.32%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Lafayette Area | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 72,938, 100% | 2,468,006 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 42,705, 58.55%, see rank | 63.12% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,058, 11.05%, see rank | 8.36% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 19,872, 27.25%, see rank | 24.23% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 708, 0.97%, see rank | 1.56% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 11, 0.02%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 940, 1.29%, see rank | 1.87% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 409, 0.56%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 214, 0.29%, see rank | 0.23% | 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.
