Idaho Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Idaho | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 585,259 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 300,483 | 51.34%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 28,998 | 4.95%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 191,981 | 32.80%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,050 | 1.89%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 420 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 45,999 | 7.86%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 210 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 4,535 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 1,583 | 0.27%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Idaho | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 577,648 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 296,020 | 51.25%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 30,318 | 5.25%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 187,612 | 32.48%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 13,150 | 2.28%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 533 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 43,911 | 7.60%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 265 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 4,624 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 1,215 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Idaho | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 570,283 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 289,823 | 50.82%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 32,501 | 5.70%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 182,285 | 31.96%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 16,601 | 2.91%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 667 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 41,624 | 7.30%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 236 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 5,381 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 1,165 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Idaho | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 552,726 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 277,131 | 50.14%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 31,814 | 5.76%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 178,523 | 32.30%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 17,831 | 3.23%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 829 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 40,314 | 7.29%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 197 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 4,924 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 1,163 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Idaho | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 469,645 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 213,436 | 45.45%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 27,382 | 5.83%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 161,789 | 34.45%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 25,194 | 5.36%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 1,461 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 36,100 | 7.69%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 118 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 3,197 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 968 | 0.21%, see rank | 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.