Mercer County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Mercer County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 25,590, 100% | 742,359 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 5,134, 20.06%, see rank | 41.48% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 846, 3.31%, see rank | 4.38% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 17,147, 67.01%, see rank | 42.94% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 827, 3.23%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 229, 0.89%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,327, 5.19%, see rank | 6.53% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 7, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 27, 0.11%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 46, 0.18%, see rank | 0.19% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Mercer County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 25,784, 100% | 742,674 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 5,496, 21.32%, see rank | 42.36% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 957, 3.71%, see rank | 4.52% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 16,620, 64.46%, see rank | 41.36% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,175, 4.56%, see rank | 3.70% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 298, 1.16%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,132, 4.39%, see rank | 6.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 14, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 29, 0.11%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 63, 0.24%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Mercer County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 25,344, 100% | 740,874 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 5,864, 23.14%, see rank | 43.85% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 811, 3.20%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 15,613, 61.60%, see rank | 38.83% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,480, 5.84%, see rank | 4.53% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 372, 1.47%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,101, 4.34%, see rank | 6.19% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 7, 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 26, 0.10%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 70, 0.28%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Mercer County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 25,632, 100% | 746,419 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 6,016, 23.47%, see rank | 44.43% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 741, 2.89%, see rank | 5.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 15,724, 61.35%, see rank | 37.89% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,475, 5.75%, see rank | 4.82% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 382, 1.49%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,134, 4.42%, see rank | 5.99% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 56, 0.22%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 104, 0.41%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Mercer County | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 26,509, 100% | 736,481 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 7,274, 27.44%, see rank | 47.78% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,235, 4.66%, see rank | 5.64% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 13,456, 50.76%, see rank | 32.16% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,430, 9.17%, see rank | 6.75% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 647, 2.44%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,395, 5.26%, see rank | 5.92% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.07%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 21, 0.08%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 33, 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 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.
