Lima Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Lima Area | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 40,191, 100% | 4,570,015 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 25,585, 63.66%, see rank | 66.89% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,537, 8.80%, see rank | 5.26% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 9,239, 22.99%, see rank | 22.05% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 462, 1.15%, see rank | 2.60% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,032, 2.57%, see rank | 2.02% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 247, 0.61%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 76, 0.19%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Lima Area | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 40,622, 100% | 4,555,709 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 26,314, 64.78%, see rank | 67.58% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,635, 8.95%, see rank | 5.46% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 8,959, 22.05%, see rank | 21.02% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 541, 1.33%, see rank | 2.90% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 886, 2.18%, see rank | 1.98% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 191, 0.47%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 96, 0.24%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Lima Area | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 40,719, 100% | 4,552,270 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 26,412, 64.86%, see rank | 68.10% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,787, 9.30%, see rank | 5.71% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 8,773, 21.55%, see rank | 20.05% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 645, 1.58%, see rank | 3.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 794, 1.95%, see rank | 1.82% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 226, 0.56%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 82, 0.20%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Lima Area | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 40,961, 100% | 4,526,164 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 26,398, 64.45%, see rank | 68.09% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,925, 9.58%, see rank | 5.98% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 8,848, 21.60%, see rank | 19.68% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 764, 1.87%, see rank | 3.53% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 689, 1.68%, see rank | 1.66% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 11, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 254, 0.62%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 72, 0.18%, see rank | 0.26% | 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.
