Lake County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Lake County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 182,919, 100% | 2,492,183 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 160,428, 87.70%, see rank | 61.00% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,480, 1.36%, see rank | 7.17% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 17,951, 9.81%, see rank | 27.77% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 296, 0.16%, see rank | 0.96% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 61, 0.03%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 742, 0.41%, see rank | 2.21% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 28, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 499, 0.27%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 434, 0.24%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Lake County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 182,028, 100% | 2,478,846 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 161,514, 88.73%, see rank | 62.04% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,484, 1.36%, see rank | 7.42% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 15,815, 8.69%, see rank | 26.36% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 526, 0.29%, see rank | 1.15% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 93, 0.05%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 719, 0.39%, see rank | 2.14% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 510, 0.28%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 367, 0.20%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Lake County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 182,952, 100% | 2,465,402 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 163,071, 89.13%, see rank | 62.95% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,013, 1.65%, see rank | 7.93% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 14,372, 7.86%, see rank | 24.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 737, 0.40%, see rank | 1.40% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 73, 0.04%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 681, 0.37%, see rank | 1.92% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 16, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 662, 0.36%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 327, 0.18%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Lake County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 184,343, 100% | 2,468,006 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 164,123, 89.03%, see rank | 63.12% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,311, 1.80%, see rank | 8.36% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 14,124, 7.66%, see rank | 24.23% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 910, 0.49%, see rank | 1.56% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 60, 0.03%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 726, 0.39%, see rank | 1.87% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 15, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 676, 0.37%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 398, 0.22%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Lake County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 181,633, 100% | 2,336,306 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 160,878, 88.57%, see rank | 64.65% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,042, 1.67%, see rank | 8.96% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 14,189, 7.81%, see rank | 21.70% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,404, 0.77%, see rank | 2.58% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 6, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 222, 0.12%, see rank | 1.42% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 38, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 905, 0.50%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 949, 0.52%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.
