Dekalb County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Dekalb County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 37,374, 100% | 4,778,633 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 28,232, 75.54%, see rank | 79.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,111, 5.65%, see rank | 4.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 6,532, 17.48%, see rank | 14.82% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 109, 0.29%, see rank | 0.20% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 171, 0.46%, see rank | 0.50% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 150, 0.40%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 69, 0.18%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Dekalb County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 37,959, 100% | 4,774,275 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 28,897, 76.13%, see rank | 80.36% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,199, 5.79%, see rank | 4.10% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 6,320, 16.65%, see rank | 14.02% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 157, 0.41%, see rank | 0.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 130, 0.34%, see rank | 0.49% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 133, 0.35%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 123, 0.32%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Dekalb County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 37,825, 100% | 4,769,951 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 28,377, 75.02%, see rank | 80.83% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,328, 6.15%, see rank | 4.31% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 6,527, 17.26%, see rank | 13.35% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 271, 0.72%, see rank | 0.31% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 109, 0.29%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 89, 0.24%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 124, 0.33%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Dekalb County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 36,181, 100% | 4,749,388 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 26,999, 74.62%, see rank | 80.88% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,192, 6.06%, see rank | 4.39% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 6,290, 17.38%, see rank | 13.14% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 383, 1.06%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 101, 0.28%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 105, 0.29%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 111, 0.31%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Dekalb County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 31,674, 100% | 4,591,779 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 23,148, 73.08%, see rank | 80.54% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,014, 6.36%, see rank | 4.99% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 5,671, 17.90%, see rank | 12.43% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 642, 2.03%, see rank | 0.62% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 55, 0.17%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 19, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 105, 0.33%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 20, 0.06%, see rank | 0.48% | 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.
