Yakima County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Yakima County | Washington | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 79,717, 100% | 2,645,396 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 19,895, 24.96%, see rank | 35.08% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,453, 3.08%, see rank | 3.08% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 51,201, 64.23%, see rank | 53.93% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,772, 2.22%, see rank | 2.50% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
Wood | 3,753, 4.71%, see rank | 4.39% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 7, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 501, 0.63%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 135, 0.17%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Yakima County | Washington | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 79,478, 100% | 2,619,995 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 20,219, 25.44%, see rank | 35.49% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,428, 3.05%, see rank | 3.25% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 49,978, 62.88%, see rank | 52.97% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,121, 2.67%, see rank | 2.89% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
Wood | 3,985, 5.01%, see rank | 4.46% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 551, 0.69%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 187, 0.24%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Yakima County | Washington | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 79,075, 100% | 2,577,375 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 20,804, 26.31%, see rank | 35.34% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,551, 3.23%, see rank | 3.46% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 48,255, 61.02%, see rank | 52.39% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,801, 3.54%, see rank | 3.39% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 40, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
Wood | 3,967, 5.02%, see rank | 4.51% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 507, 0.64%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 150, 0.19%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Yakima County | Washington | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 77,816, 100% | 2,512,327 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 20,222, 25.99%, see rank | 35.35% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,583, 3.32%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 47,038, 60.45%, see rank | 51.89% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,134, 4.03%, see rank | 3.72% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 60, 0.08%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
Wood | 4,021, 5.17%, see rank | 4.57% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 15, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 554, 0.71%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 189, 0.24%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Yakima County | Washington | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 73,993, 100% | 2,271,398 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 19,747, 26.69%, see rank | 32.88% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,316, 3.13%, see rank | 3.06% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 41,328, 55.85%, see rank | 52.93% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,649, 6.28%, see rank | 5.58% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 100, 0.14%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
Wood | 5,066, 6.85%, see rank | 4.71% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 30, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 563, 0.76%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 194, 0.26%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.