South Bend, Mishawaka Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | South Bend, Mishawaka Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 121,563 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 95,194 | 78.31%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,556 | 5.39%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 15,496 | 12.75%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 902 | 0.74%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 36 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,434 | 2.00%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 11 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 732 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 202 | 0.17%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | South Bend, Mishawaka Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 121,002 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 95,697 | 79.09%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,691 | 5.53%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 14,254 | 11.78%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,212 | 1.00%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 15 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,548 | 2.11%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 17 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 333 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 235 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | South Bend, Mishawaka Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 120,741 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 96,214 | 79.69%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,865 | 5.69%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 13,085 | 10.84%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,651 | 1.37%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 31 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,399 | 1.99%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 16 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 308 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 172 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | South Bend, Mishawaka Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 121,638 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 97,173 | 79.89%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,066 | 5.81%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 12,528 | 10.30%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,990 | 1.64%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 24 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,316 | 1.90%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 371 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 170 | 0.14%, see rank | 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.
