Mercer County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Mercer County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 46,128, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 29,074, 63.03%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,370, 2.97%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 8,326, 18.05%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,366, 9.46%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 220, 0.48%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,097, 4.55%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 607, 1.32%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 68, 0.15%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Mercer County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 46,389, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 29,517, 63.63%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,089, 2.35%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 7,923, 17.08%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,893, 10.55%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 222, 0.48%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,991, 4.29%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 4, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 649, 1.40%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 101, 0.22%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Mercer County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 46,681, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 29,977, 64.22%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,114, 2.39%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 7,433, 15.92%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,428, 11.63%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 191, 0.41%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,817, 3.89%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 585, 1.25%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 130, 0.28%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Mercer County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 46,714, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 30,272, 64.80%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,344, 2.88%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 7,094, 15.19%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,434, 11.63%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 176, 0.38%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,780, 3.81%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 7, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 436, 0.93%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 171, 0.37%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Mercer County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 46,712, 100% | 4,777,003 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 31,744, 67.96%, see rank | 51.35% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,283, 2.75%, see rank | 3.04% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 4,819, 10.32%, see rank | 16.47% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,161, 15.33%, see rank | 25.48% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 74, 0.16%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,287, 2.76%, see rank | 1.59% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 2, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 270, 0.58%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 72, 0.15%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.
