Ottawa County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Ottawa County | Michigan | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 95,304, 100% | 3,827,880 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 79,481, 83.40%, see rank | 77.13% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,870, 5.11%, see rank | 8.48% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 6,952, 7.29%, see rank | 8.30% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,172, 1.23%, see rank | 1.40% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 33, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,044, 2.14%, see rank | 3.39% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 20, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 528, 0.55%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 204, 0.21%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Ottawa County | Michigan | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 94,389, 100% | 3,818,931 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 79,160, 83.87%, see rank | 77.63% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,400, 5.72%, see rank | 8.76% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 5,678, 6.02%, see rank | 7.60% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,360, 1.44%, see rank | 1.69% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 8, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,165, 2.29%, see rank | 3.20% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 14, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 470, 0.50%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 134, 0.14%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Ottawa County | Michigan | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 92,526, 100% | 3,843,997 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 78,041, 84.34%, see rank | 77.97% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,538, 5.99%, see rank | 9.17% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 4,816, 5.21%, see rank | 7.04% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,585, 1.71%, see rank | 2.05% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 23, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,923, 2.08%, see rank | 2.75% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 47, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 353, 0.38%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 200, 0.22%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Ottawa County | Michigan | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 91,854, 100% | 3,860,160 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 77,718, 84.61%, see rank | 77.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,828, 6.34%, see rank | 9.43% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 4,334, 4.72%, see rank | 6.96% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,667, 1.81%, see rank | 2.26% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 36, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,733, 1.89%, see rank | 2.48% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 25, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 296, 0.32%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 217, 0.24%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Ottawa County | Michigan | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 81,662, 100% | 3,785,661 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 68,096, 83.39%, see rank | 78.22% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,052, 6.19%, see rank | 9.44% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 4,615, 5.65%, see rank | 6.64% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,481, 3.04%, see rank | 3.46% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 5, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 899, 1.10%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 376, 0.46%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 138, 0.17%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
