Porter County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 61,693, 100% | 2,492,183 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 54,298, 88.01%, see rank | 61.00% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,075, 1.74%, see rank | 7.17% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 5,376, 8.71%, see rank | 27.77% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 83, 0.13%, see rank | 0.96% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 14, 0.02%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 531, 0.86%, see rank | 2.21% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 5, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 263, 0.43%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 48, 0.08%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 61,312, 100% | 2,478,846 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 54,708, 89.23%, see rank | 62.04% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,020, 1.66%, see rank | 7.42% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 4,821, 7.86%, see rank | 26.36% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 97, 0.16%, see rank | 1.15% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 379, 0.62%, see rank | 2.14% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 226, 0.37%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 61, 0.10%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 61,370, 100% | 2,465,402 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 55,231, 90.00%, see rank | 62.95% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,107, 1.80%, see rank | 7.93% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 4,121, 6.72%, see rank | 24.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 119, 0.19%, see rank | 1.40% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 409, 0.67%, see rank | 1.92% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 286, 0.47%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 97, 0.16%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 61,304, 100% | 2,468,006 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 55,041, 89.78%, see rank | 63.12% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,100, 1.79%, see rank | 8.36% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 4,270, 6.97%, see rank | 24.23% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 122, 0.20%, see rank | 1.56% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 415, 0.68%, see rank | 1.87% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 257, 0.42%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 99, 0.16%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 54,649, 100% | 2,336,306 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 48,953, 89.58%, see rank | 64.65% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,090, 1.99%, see rank | 8.96% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 4,032, 7.38%, see rank | 21.70% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 275, 0.50%, see rank | 2.58% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 146, 0.27%, see rank | 1.42% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 2, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 126, 0.23%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 25, 0.05%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.
