Polk County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Polk County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,642, 100% | 2,115,337 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 4,506, 35.64%, see rank | 66.78% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,206, 17.45%, see rank | 10.05% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 4,098, 32.42%, see rank | 16.13% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,133, 8.96%, see rank | 2.62% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 8, 0.06%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 411, 3.25%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 2, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 209, 1.65%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 69, 0.55%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Polk County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,569, 100% | 2,101,875 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 4,445, 35.36%, see rank | 67.41% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,924, 15.31%, see rank | 9.97% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 4,106, 32.67%, see rank | 15.14% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,445, 11.50%, see rank | 3.14% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 2, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 359, 2.86%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 1, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 220, 1.75%, see rank | 1.20% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 67, 0.53%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Polk County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,509, 100% | 2,085,917 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 4,205, 33.62%, see rank | 67.76% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,879, 15.02%, see rank | 10.24% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 4,043, 32.32%, see rank | 14.01% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,783, 14.25%, see rank | 3.79% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 1, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 324, 2.59%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 194, 1.55%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 80, 0.64%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Polk County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,509, 100% | 2,061,882 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 4,142, 33.11%, see rank | 67.67% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,800, 14.39%, see rank | 10.42% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 3,984, 31.85%, see rank | 13.70% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,047, 16.36%, see rank | 4.14% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 2, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 340, 2.72%, see rank | 2.32% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 114, 0.91%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 80, 0.64%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Polk County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,070, 100% | 1,895,127 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 4,191, 34.72%, see rank | 67.61% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,637, 13.56%, see rank | 10.40% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 3,236, 26.81%, see rank | 12.09% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,487, 20.60%, see rank | 6.41% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 4, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 327, 2.71%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 7, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 134, 1.11%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 47, 0.39%, see rank | 0.51% | 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.
