Washington County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Washington County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 5,788, 100% | 4,778,633 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 2,332, 40.29%, see rank | 79.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,457, 25.17%, see rank | 4.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 1,765, 30.49%, see rank | 14.82% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 23, 0.40%, see rank | 0.20% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 148, 2.56%, see rank | 0.50% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 50, 0.86%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 13, 0.22%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Washington County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,024, 100% | 4,774,275 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 2,532, 42.03%, see rank | 80.36% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,680, 27.89%, see rank | 4.10% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 1,513, 25.12%, see rank | 14.02% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 44, 0.73%, see rank | 0.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 21, 0.35%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 178, 2.95%, see rank | 0.49% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 44, 0.73%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 12, 0.20%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Washington County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,057, 100% | 4,769,951 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 2,494, 41.18%, see rank | 80.83% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,675, 27.65%, see rank | 4.31% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 1,570, 25.92%, see rank | 13.35% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 41, 0.68%, see rank | 0.31% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 17, 0.28%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 216, 3.57%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 35, 0.58%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 9, 0.15%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Washington County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,241, 100% | 4,749,388 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 2,638, 42.27%, see rank | 80.88% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,712, 27.43%, see rank | 4.39% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 1,534, 24.58%, see rank | 13.14% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 65, 1.04%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 19, 0.30%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 238, 3.81%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 35, 0.56%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Washington County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 5,848, 100% | 4,591,779 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 2,619, 44.78%, see rank | 80.54% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,691, 28.92%, see rank | 4.99% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 1,190, 20.35%, see rank | 12.43% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 130, 2.22%, see rank | 0.62% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.15%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 192, 3.28%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 12, 0.21%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 5, 0.09%, 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.
