Chicago, IL Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Chicago, IL | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,028,829, 100% | 4,778,633 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 862,605, 83.84%, see rank | 79.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,958, 0.97%, see rank | 4.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 134,017, 13.03%, see rank | 14.82% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,347, 0.23%, see rank | 0.20% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 243, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 170, 0.02%, see rank | 0.50% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 171, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 8,276, 0.80%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 11,042, 1.07%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Chicago, IL | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,030,076, 100% | 4,774,275 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 876,726, 85.11%, see rank | 80.36% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,542, 0.83%, see rank | 4.10% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 127,210, 12.35%, see rank | 14.02% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,650, 0.26%, see rank | 0.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 286, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 195, 0.02%, see rank | 0.49% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 121, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 6,975, 0.68%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 7,371, 0.72%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Chicago, IL | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,033,022, 100% | 4,769,951 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 890,738, 86.23%, see rank | 80.83% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,653, 0.93%, see rank | 4.31% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 116,425, 11.27%, see rank | 13.35% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,188, 0.31%, see rank | 0.31% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 277, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 238, 0.02%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 155, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 5,789, 0.56%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 6,559, 0.63%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Chicago, IL | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,063,047, 100% | 4,749,388 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 916,384, 86.20%, see rank | 80.88% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,372, 0.98%, see rank | 4.39% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 119,121, 11.21%, see rank | 13.14% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,745, 0.35%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 223, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 246, 0.02%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 195, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 5,889, 0.55%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 6,872, 0.65%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Chicago, IL | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,061,921, 100% | 4,591,779 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 886,646, 83.49%, see rank | 80.54% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 21,666, 2.04%, see rank | 4.99% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 118,762, 11.18%, see rank | 12.43% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,418, 0.70%, see rank | 0.62% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 504, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 137, 0.01%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 439, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 12,824, 1.21%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 13,525, 1.27%, 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.
