Portage County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Portage County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 27,954, 100% | 2,293,250 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 16,177, 57.87%, see rank | 65.30% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,164, 14.90%, see rank | 10.88% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 3,771, 13.49%, see rank | 14.81% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 860, 3.08%, see rank | 3.02% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 2, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,254, 8.06%, see rank | 4.57% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.08%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 422, 1.51%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 283, 1.01%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Portage County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 27,982, 100% | 2,286,339 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 16,137, 57.67%, see rank | 65.77% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,335, 15.49%, see rank | 10.80% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 3,748, 13.39%, see rank | 13.95% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,000, 3.57%, see rank | 3.63% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 6, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,133, 7.62%, see rank | 4.56% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 419, 1.50%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 192, 0.69%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Portage County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 27,573, 100% | 2,274,611 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 16,131, 58.50%, see rank | 66.07% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,185, 15.18%, see rank | 11.02% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 3,467, 12.57%, see rank | 13.04% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,195, 4.33%, see rank | 4.36% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 3, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,069, 7.50%, see rank | 4.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 4, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 324, 1.18%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 195, 0.71%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Portage County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 26,945, 100% | 2,246,512 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 15,610, 57.93%, see rank | 65.88% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,259, 15.81%, see rank | 11.22% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 3,421, 12.70%, see rank | 12.81% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,391, 5.16%, see rank | 4.84% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 13, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,879, 6.97%, see rank | 4.05% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 2, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 232, 0.86%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 138, 0.51%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Portage County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 25,040, 100% | 2,084,544 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 15,108, 60.34%, see rank | 66.40% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,818, 15.25%, see rank | 10.96% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 2,637, 10.53%, see rank | 11.36% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,968, 7.86%, see rank | 7.60% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,249, 4.99%, see rank | 2.73% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.07%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 179, 0.71%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 54, 0.22%, 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.
