Polk County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Polk County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,619, 100% | 2,487,349 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 252, 3.81%, see rank | 33.15% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,225, 18.51%, see rank | 4.33% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 4,317, 65.22%, see rank | 59.47% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 303, 4.58%, see rank | 0.47% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 489, 7.39%, see rank | 2.14% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 15, 0.23%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 18, 0.27%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Polk County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,526, 100% | 2,468,841 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 193, 2.96%, see rank | 34.02% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,158, 17.74%, see rank | 4.74% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 4,384, 67.18%, see rank | 58.25% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 366, 5.61%, see rank | 0.58% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 409, 6.27%, see rank | 2.07% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 8, 0.12%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 8, 0.12%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Polk County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,311, 100% | 2,443,475 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 291, 4.61%, see rank | 35.47% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,273, 20.17%, see rank | 5.25% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 3,885, 61.56%, see rank | 56.12% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 412, 6.53%, see rank | 0.79% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 443, 7.02%, see rank | 2.01% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 7, 0.11%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Polk County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,679, 100% | 2,412,567 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 147, 2.20%, see rank | 35.98% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,364, 20.42%, see rank | 5.59% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 4,225, 63.26%, see rank | 55.22% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 478, 7.16%, see rank | 0.90% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 459, 6.87%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 6, 0.09%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Polk County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,448, 100% | 2,232,905 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 112, 1.74%, see rank | 36.03% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,651, 25.60%, see rank | 7.24% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 3,384, 52.48%, see rank | 52.14% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 898, 13.93%, see rank | 1.82% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 14, 0.22%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 356, 5.52%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 18, 0.28%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 15, 0.23%, see rank | 0.22% | 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.
