Ames, IA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Ames, IA | Iowa | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 23,566, 100% | 1,232,228 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 17,587, 74.63%, see rank | 63.45% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 249, 1.06%, see rank | 13.26% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 5,458, 23.16%, see rank | 19.45% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 34, 0.14%, see rank | 0.74% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 6, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
Wood | 26, 0.11%, see rank | 1.64% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 154, 0.65%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 52, 0.22%, see rank | 0.49% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Ames, IA | Iowa | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 22,707, 100% | 1,223,509 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 17,749, 78.17%, see rank | 64.78% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 216, 0.95%, see rank | 13.46% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 4,461, 19.65%, see rank | 17.74% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 62, 0.27%, see rank | 0.92% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
Wood | 42, 0.18%, see rank | 1.71% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 127, 0.56%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 50, 0.22%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Ames, IA | Iowa | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 22,282, 100% | 1,215,954 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 17,943, 80.53%, see rank | 65.81% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 191, 0.86%, see rank | 13.81% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 3,854, 17.30%, see rank | 16.24% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 44, 0.20%, see rank | 1.10% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 10, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
Wood | 37, 0.17%, see rank | 1.63% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 157, 0.70%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 46, 0.21%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Ames, IA | Iowa | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 20,591, 100% | 1,215,970 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 16,751, 81.35%, see rank | 66.04% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 256, 1.24%, see rank | 14.12% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 3,366, 16.35%, see rank | 15.68% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 41, 0.20%, see rank | 1.29% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 9, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
Wood | 42, 0.20%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 90, 0.44%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 36, 0.17%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Ames, IA | Iowa | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 18,045, 100% | 1,149,276 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 14,950, 82.85%, see rank | 67.28% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 206, 1.14%, see rank | 15.67% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 2,754, 15.26%, see rank | 12.82% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 12, 0.07%, see rank | 2.25% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
Wood | 13, 0.07%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 8, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 53, 0.29%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 49, 0.27%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.