Wells County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Wells County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,952, 100% | 2,492,183 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 5,417, 49.46%, see rank | 61.00% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,555, 14.20%, see rank | 7.17% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 3,152, 28.78%, see rank | 27.77% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 268, 2.45%, see rank | 0.96% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 26, 0.24%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 259, 2.36%, see rank | 2.21% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 71, 0.65%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 150, 1.37%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 54, 0.49%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Wells County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,807, 100% | 2,478,846 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 5,402, 49.99%, see rank | 62.04% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,766, 16.34%, see rank | 7.42% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 2,832, 26.21%, see rank | 26.36% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 313, 2.90%, see rank | 1.15% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 6, 0.06%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 273, 2.53%, see rank | 2.14% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 36, 0.33%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 123, 1.14%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 56, 0.52%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Wells County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,728, 100% | 2,465,402 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 5,408, 50.41%, see rank | 62.95% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,882, 17.54%, see rank | 7.93% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 2,601, 24.24%, see rank | 24.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 356, 3.32%, see rank | 1.40% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 5, 0.05%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 269, 2.51%, see rank | 1.92% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 48, 0.45%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 97, 0.90%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 62, 0.58%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Wells County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,863, 100% | 2,468,006 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 5,403, 49.74%, see rank | 63.12% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,079, 19.14%, see rank | 8.36% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 2,388, 21.98%, see rank | 24.23% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 520, 4.79%, see rank | 1.56% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 5, 0.05%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 296, 2.72%, see rank | 1.87% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 128, 1.18%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 44, 0.41%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Wells County | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,402, 100% | 2,336,306 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 5,439, 52.29%, see rank | 64.65% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,894, 18.21%, see rank | 8.96% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 2,135, 20.52%, see rank | 21.70% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 691, 6.64%, see rank | 2.58% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 2, 0.02%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 185, 1.78%, see rank | 1.42% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 36, 0.35%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 14, 0.13%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.
