Rochester Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Rochester Area | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 82,643, 100% | 2,115,337 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 55,530, 67.19%, see rank | 66.78% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 11,528, 13.95%, see rank | 10.05% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 10,854, 13.13%, see rank | 16.13% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 833, 1.01%, see rank | 2.62% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 17, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,226, 2.69%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 20, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,205, 1.46%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 430, 0.52%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Rochester Area | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 73,044, 100% | 2,101,875 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 51,372, 70.33%, see rank | 67.41% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,577, 11.74%, see rank | 9.97% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 8,870, 12.14%, see rank | 15.14% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 900, 1.23%, see rank | 3.14% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 11, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,461, 2.00%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,415, 1.94%, see rank | 1.20% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 417, 0.57%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Rochester Area | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 72,166, 100% | 2,085,917 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 51,172, 70.91%, see rank | 67.76% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,429, 11.68%, see rank | 10.24% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 8,268, 11.46%, see rank | 14.01% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,017, 1.41%, see rank | 3.79% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 18, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,298, 1.80%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 25, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,494, 2.07%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 445, 0.62%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Rochester Area | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 71,390, 100% | 2,061,882 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 50,298, 70.46%, see rank | 67.67% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,696, 12.18%, see rank | 10.42% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 8,042, 11.26%, see rank | 13.70% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,168, 1.64%, see rank | 4.14% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 24, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,235, 1.73%, see rank | 2.32% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 14, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,493, 2.09%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 420, 0.59%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.88% |
* 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.
