St. Louis Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | St. Louis Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,104,257 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 721,336 | 65.32%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 52,164 | 4.72%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 310,906 | 28.16%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,095 | 0.37%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 47 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 10,694 | 0.97%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 160 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 2,538 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 2,317 | 0.21%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | St. Louis Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,112,296 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 733,547 | 65.95%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 56,030 | 5.04%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 301,145 | 27.07%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,637 | 0.42%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 9 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 12,460 | 1.12%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 143 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,607 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,718 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | St. Louis Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,106,719 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 740,724 | 66.93%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 59,560 | 5.38%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 285,288 | 25.78%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,943 | 0.45%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 23 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 11,608 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 156 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 2,601 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,816 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | St. Louis Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,100,246 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 746,085 | 67.81%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 60,540 | 5.50%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 273,182 | 24.83%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,364 | 0.49%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 83 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 10,649 | 0.97%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 116 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 2,493 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,734 | 0.16%, 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.
