Polk County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Polk County | Oregon | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 28,253, 100% | 1,522,988 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 10,206, 36.12%, see rank | 38.19% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 263, 0.93%, see rank | 1.64% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 14,509, 51.35%, see rank | 49.20% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 764, 2.70%, see rank | 2.78% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,226, 7.88%, see rank | 7.04% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 26, 0.09%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 144, 0.51%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 115, 0.41%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Polk County | Oregon | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 27,973, 100% | 1,512,718 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 10,807, 38.63%, see rank | 38.49% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 374, 1.34%, see rank | 1.63% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 13,558, 48.47%, see rank | 48.51% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 715, 2.56%, see rank | 3.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,241, 8.01%, see rank | 7.07% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 178, 0.64%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 90, 0.32%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Polk County | Oregon | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 27,690, 100% | 1,499,267 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 11,203, 40.46%, see rank | 38.16% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 390, 1.41%, see rank | 1.77% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 12,984, 46.89%, see rank | 48.06% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 773, 2.79%, see rank | 3.89% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,124, 7.67%, see rank | 7.00% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 8, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 197, 0.71%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 11, 0.04%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Polk County | Oregon | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 25,572, 100% | 1,464,196 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 10,108, 39.53%, see rank | 38.04% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 372, 1.45%, see rank | 1.85% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 11,957, 46.76%, see rank | 47.68% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 800, 3.13%, see rank | 4.25% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,115, 8.27%, see rank | 7.03% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 190, 0.74%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 30, 0.12%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Polk County | Oregon | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 23,058, 100% | 1,333,723 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 7,178, 31.13%, see rank | 34.48% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 431, 1.87%, see rank | 1.97% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 12,267, 53.20%, see rank | 48.65% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,058, 4.59%, see rank | 6.89% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,972, 8.55%, see rank | 7.07% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 11, 0.05%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 97, 0.42%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 44, 0.19%, see rank | 0.20% | 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.
