Springfield Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Springfield Area | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 88,221, 100% | 4,778,633 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 60,757, 68.87%, see rank | 79.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,150, 5.84%, see rank | 4.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 21,153, 23.98%, see rank | 14.82% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 67, 0.08%, see rank | 0.20% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 469, 0.53%, see rank | 0.50% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 16, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 342, 0.39%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 258, 0.29%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Springfield Area | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 87,464, 100% | 4,774,275 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 61,813, 70.67%, see rank | 80.36% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,766, 5.45%, see rank | 4.10% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 19,802, 22.64%, see rank | 14.02% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 205, 0.23%, see rank | 0.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 7, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 395, 0.45%, see rank | 0.49% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 333, 0.38%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 143, 0.16%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Springfield Area | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 87,024, 100% | 4,769,951 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 61,165, 70.29%, see rank | 80.83% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,112, 5.87%, see rank | 4.31% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 19,851, 22.81%, see rank | 13.35% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 190, 0.22%, see rank | 0.31% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 303, 0.35%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 310, 0.36%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 93, 0.11%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Springfield Area | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 87,117, 100% | 4,749,388 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 61,923, 71.08%, see rank | 80.88% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,046, 5.79%, see rank | 4.39% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 19,311, 22.17%, see rank | 13.14% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 197, 0.23%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 265, 0.30%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 276, 0.32%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 99, 0.11%, see rank | 0.31% | 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.
