Herkimer County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Herkimer County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 26,583, 100% | 7,255,528 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 11,651, 43.83%, see rank | 56.12% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,970, 7.41%, see rank | 3.36% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 2,998, 11.28%, see rank | 10.26% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,040, 26.48%, see rank | 26.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 220, 0.83%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,187, 8.23%, see rank | 2.04% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 63, 0.24%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 357, 1.34%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 97, 0.36%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Herkimer County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 26,775, 100% | 7,230,896 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 11,573, 43.22%, see rank | 54.92% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,710, 6.39%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 2,973, 11.10%, see rank | 9.44% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,476, 27.92%, see rank | 28.80% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 223, 0.83%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,319, 8.66%, see rank | 1.96% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 74, 0.28%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 311, 1.16%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 116, 0.43%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Herkimer County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 26,291, 100% | 7,205,740 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 11,142, 42.38%, see rank | 53.35% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,485, 5.65%, see rank | 3.13% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 3,042, 11.57%, see rank | 8.86% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,987, 30.38%, see rank | 31.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 121, 0.46%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,220, 8.44%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 248, 0.94%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 46, 0.17%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Herkimer County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 25,513, 100% | 7,137,013 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 10,652, 41.75%, see rank | 52.57% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,469, 5.76%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 2,872, 11.26%, see rank | 8.64% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,962, 31.21%, see rank | 32.47% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 124, 0.49%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,158, 8.46%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 201, 0.79%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 75, 0.29%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Herkimer County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 25,734, 100% | 7,056,860 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 11,024, 42.84%, see rank | 51.75% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,172, 4.55%, see rank | 3.37% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 2,479, 9.63%, see rank | 8.72% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,476, 36.82%, see rank | 33.11% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 26, 0.10%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,364, 5.30%, see rank | 1.17% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.05%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 110, 0.43%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 71, 0.28%, see rank | 0.66% | 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.
