Polk County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Polk County | Nebraska | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,238, 100% | 731,347 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 964, 43.07%, see rank | 62.61% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 396, 17.69%, see rank | 7.68% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 699, 31.23%, see rank | 26.70% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 30, 1.34%, see rank | 0.51% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 5, 0.22%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 58, 2.59%, see rank | 1.42% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 70, 3.13%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 16, 0.71%, see rank | 0.28% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Polk County | Nebraska | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,225, 100% | 721,026 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 1,008, 45.30%, see rank | 64.07% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 363, 16.31%, see rank | 7.81% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 653, 29.35%, see rank | 24.82% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 87, 3.91%, see rank | 0.66% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 5, 0.22%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 51, 2.29%, see rank | 1.50% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 45, 2.02%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 13, 0.58%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Polk County | Nebraska | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,230, 100% | 711,771 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 1,054, 47.26%, see rank | 64.89% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 347, 15.56%, see rank | 8.22% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 554, 24.84%, see rank | 23.41% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 165, 7.40%, see rank | 0.77% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 5, 0.22%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 67, 3.00%, see rank | 1.51% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 33, 1.48%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 5, 0.22%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Polk County | Nebraska | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,230, 100% | 702,637 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 1,072, 48.07%, see rank | 65.14% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 395, 17.71%, see rank | 8.71% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 488, 21.88%, see rank | 22.66% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 189, 8.48%, see rank | 0.83% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 52, 2.33%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 34, 1.52%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Polk County | Nebraska | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,259, 100% | 666,184 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 1,173, 51.93%, see rank | 68.29% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 574, 25.41%, see rank | 10.32% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 381, 16.87%, see rank | 18.35% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 33, 1.46%, see rank | 1.23% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 46, 2.04%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 47, 2.08%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 5, 0.22%, see rank | 0.17% | 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.
