Lake County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Lake County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 241,846, 100% | 4,778,633 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 211,812, 87.58%, see rank | 79.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,852, 0.77%, see rank | 4.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 26,761, 11.07%, see rank | 14.82% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 218, 0.09%, see rank | 0.20% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 321, 0.13%, see rank | 0.50% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 377, 0.16%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 499, 0.21%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Lake County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 240,744, 100% | 4,774,275 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 212,217, 88.15%, see rank | 80.36% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,795, 0.75%, see rank | 4.10% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 25,401, 10.55%, see rank | 14.02% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 196, 0.08%, see rank | 0.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 297, 0.12%, see rank | 0.49% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 38, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 388, 0.16%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 412, 0.17%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Lake County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 239,246, 100% | 4,769,951 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 211,631, 88.46%, see rank | 80.83% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,696, 0.71%, see rank | 4.31% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 24,149, 10.09%, see rank | 13.35% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 245, 0.10%, see rank | 0.31% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 325, 0.14%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 47, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 745, 0.31%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 408, 0.17%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Lake County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 234,840, 100% | 4,749,388 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 208,586, 88.82%, see rank | 80.88% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,685, 0.72%, see rank | 4.39% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 22,541, 9.60%, see rank | 13.14% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 242, 0.10%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 18, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 254, 0.11%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 41, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,094, 0.47%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 379, 0.16%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Lake County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 216,297, 100% | 4,591,779 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 191,204, 88.40%, see rank | 80.54% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,601, 0.74%, see rank | 4.99% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 21,979, 10.16%, see rank | 12.43% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 487, 0.23%, see rank | 0.62% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 113, 0.05%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 2, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 483, 0.22%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 428, 0.20%, 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.
