Shelby County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Shelby County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 8,941, 100% | 4,778,633 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 4,933, 55.17%, see rank | 79.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,442, 27.31%, see rank | 4.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 1,181, 13.21%, see rank | 14.82% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 32, 0.36%, see rank | 0.20% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 284, 3.18%, see rank | 0.50% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 49, 0.55%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 20, 0.22%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Shelby County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 8,995, 100% | 4,774,275 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 5,030, 55.92%, see rank | 80.36% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,304, 25.61%, see rank | 4.10% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 1,167, 12.97%, see rank | 14.02% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 56, 0.62%, see rank | 0.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 334, 3.71%, see rank | 0.49% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 55, 0.61%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 49, 0.54%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Shelby County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,035, 100% | 4,769,951 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 4,852, 53.70%, see rank | 80.83% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,434, 26.94%, see rank | 4.31% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 1,301, 14.40%, see rank | 13.35% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 91, 1.01%, see rank | 0.31% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 254, 2.81%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 39, 0.43%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 64, 0.71%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Shelby County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,170, 100% | 4,749,388 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 4,807, 52.42%, see rank | 80.88% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,583, 28.17%, see rank | 4.39% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 1,261, 13.75%, see rank | 13.14% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 185, 2.02%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 229, 2.50%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 17, 0.19%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 39, 0.43%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 49, 0.53%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Shelby County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,056, 100% | 4,591,779 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 4,630, 51.13%, see rank | 80.54% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,042, 33.59%, see rank | 4.99% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 1,018, 11.24%, see rank | 12.43% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 117, 1.29%, see rank | 0.62% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 218, 2.41%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 27, 0.30%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 4, 0.04%, see rank | 0.48% | 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.
