Mercer County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Mercer County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,662, 100% | 4,778,633 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 4,237, 63.60%, see rank | 79.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,411, 21.18%, see rank | 4.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 766, 11.50%, see rank | 14.82% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 50, 0.75%, see rank | 0.20% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 168, 2.52%, see rank | 0.50% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 25, 0.38%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 5, 0.08%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Mercer County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,768, 100% | 4,774,275 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 4,500, 66.49%, see rank | 80.36% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,330, 19.65%, see rank | 4.10% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 650, 9.60%, see rank | 14.02% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 140, 2.07%, see rank | 0.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 106, 1.57%, see rank | 0.49% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 35, 0.52%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 7, 0.10%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Mercer County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,862, 100% | 4,769,951 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 4,382, 63.86%, see rank | 80.83% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,543, 22.49%, see rank | 4.31% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 538, 7.84%, see rank | 13.35% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 149, 2.17%, see rank | 0.31% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 8, 0.12%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 193, 2.81%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 31, 0.45%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 18, 0.26%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Mercer County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,714, 100% | 4,749,388 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 4,297, 64.00%, see rank | 80.88% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,489, 22.18%, see rank | 4.39% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 460, 6.85%, see rank | 13.14% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 184, 2.74%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 17, 0.25%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 206, 3.07%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 46, 0.69%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 15, 0.22%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Mercer County | Illinois | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,624, 100% | 4,591,779 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 3,981, 60.10%, see rank | 80.54% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,770, 26.72%, see rank | 4.99% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 441, 6.66%, see rank | 12.43% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 270, 4.08%, see rank | 0.62% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 133, 2.01%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 15, 0.23%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 14, 0.21%, 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.
