St. Joseph Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | St. Joseph Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 46,985 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 24,211 | 51.53%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,077 | 10.81%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 16,113 | 34.29%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 72 | 0.15%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,181 | 2.51%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 34 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 183 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 114 | 0.24%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | St. Joseph Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 47,245 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 25,048 | 53.02%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,410 | 11.45%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 15,169 | 32.11%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 119 | 0.25%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,182 | 2.50%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 200 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 117 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | St. Joseph Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 47,630 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 25,811 | 54.19%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,535 | 11.62%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 14,650 | 30.76%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 245 | 0.51%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,064 | 2.23%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 4 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 166 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 155 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | St. Joseph Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 46,500 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 25,683 | 55.23%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,598 | 12.04%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 13,569 | 29.18%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 285 | 0.61%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,013 | 2.18%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 3 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 213 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 136 | 0.29%, 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.
