Mercer County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Mercer County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 131,475, 100% | 3,188,498 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 96,185, 73.16%, see rank | 74.16% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,619, 1.23%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 18,251, 13.88%, see rank | 11.66% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,135, 10.75%, see rank | 11.10% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 254, 0.19%, see rank | 0.44% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 19, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 638, 0.49%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 362, 0.28%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Mercer County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 130,292, 100% | 3,186,878 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 95,553, 73.34%, see rank | 73.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,553, 1.19%, see rank | 1.98% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 16,507, 12.67%, see rank | 10.96% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 15,474, 11.88%, see rank | 12.48% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 13, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 136, 0.10%, see rank | 0.39% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 686, 0.53%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 361, 0.28%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Mercer County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 129,213, 100% | 3,176,069 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 95,258, 73.72%, see rank | 72.51% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,545, 1.20%, see rank | 2.05% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 14,278, 11.05%, see rank | 10.55% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 17,033, 13.18%, see rank | 13.98% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 8, 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 104, 0.08%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 510, 0.39%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 477, 0.37%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Mercer County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 127,437, 100% | 3,152,877 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 94,708, 74.32%, see rank | 71.71% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,477, 1.16%, see rank | 2.13% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 12,945, 10.16%, see rank | 10.53% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 17,388, 13.64%, see rank | 14.72% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 10, 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 108, 0.08%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 389, 0.31%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 412, 0.32%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Mercer County | New Jersey | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 125,807, 100% | 3,064,645 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 87,902, 69.87%, see rank | 66.83% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,681, 1.34%, see rank | 2.40% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 11,625, 9.24%, see rank | 10.32% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 23,425, 18.62%, see rank | 19.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 22, 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 131, 0.10%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 27, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 626, 0.50%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 368, 0.29%, see rank | 0.33% | 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.
