Polk County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 11,813, 100% | 2,361,232 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 118, 1.00%, see rank | 51.95% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,352, 19.91%, see rank | 9.41% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 7,467, 63.21%, see rank | 33.77% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3, 0.03%, see rank | 0.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,785, 15.11%, see rank | 4.03% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 84, 0.71%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 4, 0.03%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 11,825, 100% | 2,358,270 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 179, 1.51%, see rank | 53.06% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,865, 24.23%, see rank | 9.93% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 7,083, 59.90%, see rank | 32.20% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 38, 0.32%, see rank | 0.29% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,563, 13.22%, see rank | 4.03% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 73, 0.62%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 24, 0.20%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 11,718, 100% | 2,349,955 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 182, 1.55%, see rank | 54.10% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,271, 27.91%, see rank | 10.88% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 6,854, 58.49%, see rank | 30.38% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 30, 0.26%, see rank | 0.35% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 4, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,275, 10.88%, see rank | 3.81% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 85, 0.73%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 17, 0.15%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 11,003, 100% | 2,322,238 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 192, 1.74%, see rank | 55.08% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,145, 28.58%, see rank | 11.25% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 6,538, 59.42%, see rank | 29.22% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 29, 0.26%, see rank | 0.40% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 5, 0.05%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,003, 9.12%, see rank | 3.59% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 8, 0.07%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 69, 0.63%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 14, 0.13%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,917, 100% | 2,194,594 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 89, 0.90%, see rank | 57.48% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,724, 37.55%, see rank | 13.38% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 4,952, 49.93%, see rank | 24.54% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 65, 0.66%, see rank | 0.63% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 18, 0.18%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,037, 10.46%, see rank | 3.54% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 26, 0.26%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 6, 0.06%, see rank | 0.16% | 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.
