Lorain County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Lorain County | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 117,134, 100% | 4,570,015 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 90,270, 77.07%, see rank | 66.89% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,213, 2.74%, see rank | 5.26% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 19,830, 16.93%, see rank | 22.05% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,029, 0.88%, see rank | 2.60% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 11, 0.01%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,243, 1.06%, see rank | 2.02% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 38, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,076, 0.92%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 424, 0.36%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Lorain County | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 116,391, 100% | 4,555,709 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 90,308, 77.59%, see rank | 67.58% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,185, 2.74%, see rank | 5.46% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 19,083, 16.40%, see rank | 21.02% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,253, 1.08%, see rank | 2.90% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 43, 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,212, 1.04%, see rank | 1.98% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 26, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 935, 0.80%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 346, 0.30%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Lorain County | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 114,479, 100% | 4,552,270 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 88,648, 77.44%, see rank | 68.10% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,442, 3.01%, see rank | 5.71% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 18,319, 16.00%, see rank | 20.05% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,391, 1.22%, see rank | 3.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 37, 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,296, 1.13%, see rank | 1.82% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 945, 0.83%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 401, 0.35%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Lorain County | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 111,780, 100% | 4,526,164 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 86,507, 77.39%, see rank | 68.09% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,593, 3.21%, see rank | 5.98% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 17,375, 15.54%, see rank | 19.68% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,466, 1.31%, see rank | 3.53% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 36, 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,262, 1.13%, see rank | 1.66% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 20, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,096, 0.98%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 425, 0.38%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Lorain County | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 105,836, 100% | 4,445,773 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 81,252, 76.77%, see rank | 68.80% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,396, 4.15%, see rank | 6.14% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 16,310, 15.41%, see rank | 18.29% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,854, 1.75%, see rank | 4.70% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 6, 0.01%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 738, 0.70%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 972, 0.92%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 298, 0.28%, see rank | 0.25% | 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.
