Stearns County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Stearns County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 56,750, 100% | 2,115,337 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 31,371, 55.28%, see rank | 66.78% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,534, 13.28%, see rank | 10.05% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 13,060, 23.01%, see rank | 16.13% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,744, 3.07%, see rank | 2.62% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 16, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,862, 3.28%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 20, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 632, 1.11%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 511, 0.90%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Stearns County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 56,467, 100% | 2,101,875 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 31,598, 55.96%, see rank | 67.41% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,267, 12.87%, see rank | 9.97% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 12,431, 22.01%, see rank | 15.14% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,154, 3.81%, see rank | 3.14% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 26, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,892, 3.35%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 717, 1.27%, see rank | 1.20% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 372, 0.66%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Stearns County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 56,365, 100% | 2,085,917 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 31,441, 55.78%, see rank | 67.76% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,399, 13.13%, see rank | 10.24% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 11,971, 21.24%, see rank | 14.01% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,514, 4.46%, see rank | 3.79% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 3, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,996, 3.54%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 8, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 712, 1.26%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 321, 0.57%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Stearns County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 54,853, 100% | 2,061,882 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 30,208, 55.07%, see rank | 67.67% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,649, 13.94%, see rank | 10.42% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 11,307, 20.61%, see rank | 13.70% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,757, 5.03%, see rank | 4.14% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 4, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,778, 3.24%, see rank | 2.32% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 727, 1.33%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 410, 0.75%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Stearns County | Minnesota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 47,604, 100% | 1,895,127 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 26,221, 55.08%, see rank | 67.61% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,600, 13.86%, see rank | 10.40% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 8,370, 17.58%, see rank | 12.09% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,163, 8.75%, see rank | 6.41% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 5, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,534, 3.22%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 11, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 494, 1.04%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 206, 0.43%, see rank | 0.51% | 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.
