Van Buren County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Van Buren County | Michigan | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 28,178, 100% | 3,827,880 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 15,022, 53.31%, see rank | 77.13% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,115, 21.70%, see rank | 8.48% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 3,078, 10.92%, see rank | 8.30% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,155, 4.10%, see rank | 1.40% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,919, 6.81%, see rank | 3.39% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 717, 2.54%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 157, 0.56%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Van Buren County | Michigan | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 28,378, 100% | 3,818,931 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 15,600, 54.97%, see rank | 77.63% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,237, 21.98%, see rank | 8.76% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 2,914, 10.27%, see rank | 7.60% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,327, 4.68%, see rank | 1.69% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 8, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,738, 6.12%, see rank | 3.20% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 367, 1.29%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 187, 0.66%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Van Buren County | Michigan | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 29,096, 100% | 3,843,997 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 15,678, 53.88%, see rank | 77.97% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,071, 24.30%, see rank | 9.17% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 2,608, 8.96%, see rank | 7.04% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,765, 6.07%, see rank | 2.05% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 3, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,428, 4.91%, see rank | 2.75% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.07%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 332, 1.14%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 190, 0.65%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Van Buren County | Michigan | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 29,528, 100% | 3,860,160 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 15,964, 54.06%, see rank | 77.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,307, 24.75%, see rank | 9.43% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 2,521, 8.54%, see rank | 6.96% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,949, 6.60%, see rank | 2.26% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 3, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,281, 4.34%, see rank | 2.48% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 28, 0.09%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 318, 1.08%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 157, 0.53%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Van Buren County | Michigan | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 27,982, 100% | 3,785,661 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 14,089, 50.35%, see rank | 78.22% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,090, 25.34%, see rank | 9.44% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 2,521, 9.01%, see rank | 6.64% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,190, 11.40%, see rank | 3.46% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 801, 2.86%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 5, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 195, 0.70%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 91, 0.33%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
