Polk County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Polk County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 18,225, 100% | 2,293,250 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 5,750, 31.55%, see rank | 65.30% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,908, 37.90%, see rank | 10.88% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 2,402, 13.18%, see rank | 14.81% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 522, 2.86%, see rank | 3.02% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 5, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,333, 12.80%, see rank | 4.57% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.07%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 237, 1.30%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 55, 0.30%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Polk County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 18,304, 100% | 2,286,339 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 6,073, 33.18%, see rank | 65.77% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,659, 36.38%, see rank | 10.80% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 2,415, 13.19%, see rank | 13.95% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 569, 3.11%, see rank | 3.63% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 11, 0.06%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,294, 12.53%, see rank | 4.56% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 5, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 228, 1.25%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 50, 0.27%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Polk County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 18,170, 100% | 2,274,611 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 6,164, 33.92%, see rank | 66.07% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,739, 37.09%, see rank | 11.02% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 2,190, 12.05%, see rank | 13.04% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 774, 4.26%, see rank | 4.36% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.05%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,034, 11.19%, see rank | 4.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 223, 1.23%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 37, 0.20%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Polk County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 18,052, 100% | 2,246,512 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 6,025, 33.38%, see rank | 65.88% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,832, 37.85%, see rank | 11.22% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 2,172, 12.03%, see rank | 12.81% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 929, 5.15%, see rank | 4.84% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 7, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,841, 10.20%, see rank | 4.05% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 11, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 198, 1.10%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 37, 0.20%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Polk County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 16,254, 100% | 2,084,544 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 5,197, 31.97%, see rank | 66.40% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,149, 37.83%, see rank | 10.96% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 1,953, 12.02%, see rank | 11.36% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,696, 10.43%, see rank | 7.60% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 1, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,159, 7.13%, see rank | 2.73% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 4, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 72, 0.44%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 23, 0.14%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.
