Madison Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Madison Area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 255,724, 100% | 2,293,250 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 165,445, 64.70%, see rank | 65.30% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 21,326, 8.34%, see rank | 10.88% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 53,694, 21.00%, see rank | 14.81% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,041, 1.97%, see rank | 3.02% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 53, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 6,288, 2.46%, see rank | 4.57% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 71, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 2,422, 0.95%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,384, 0.54%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Madison Area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 236,610, 100% | 2,286,339 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 158,130, 66.83%, see rank | 65.77% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 17,455, 7.38%, see rank | 10.80% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 47,732, 20.17%, see rank | 13.95% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,759, 2.01%, see rank | 3.63% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 60, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,310, 2.24%, see rank | 4.56% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 57, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,117, 0.89%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 990, 0.42%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Madison Area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 229,033, 100% | 2,274,611 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 154,579, 67.49%, see rank | 66.07% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 17,791, 7.77%, see rank | 11.02% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 43,306, 18.91%, see rank | 13.04% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,826, 2.54%, see rank | 4.36% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 91, 0.04%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,654, 2.03%, see rank | 4.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 44, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,808, 0.79%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 934, 0.41%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Madison Area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 225,160, 100% | 2,246,512 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 151,433, 67.26%, see rank | 65.88% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 18,002, 8.00%, see rank | 11.22% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 42,289, 18.78%, see rank | 12.81% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,228, 2.77%, see rank | 4.84% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 69, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,265, 1.89%, see rank | 4.05% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 70, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,839, 0.82%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 965, 0.43%, see rank | 0.30% | 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.
