Merrick County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Merrick County | Nebraska | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,331, 100% | 731,347 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 1,582, 47.49%, see rank | 62.61% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 652, 19.57%, see rank | 7.68% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 924, 27.74%, see rank | 26.70% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 28, 0.84%, see rank | 0.51% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 102, 3.06%, see rank | 1.42% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 37, 1.11%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 6, 0.18%, see rank | 0.28% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Merrick County | Nebraska | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,266, 100% | 721,026 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 1,583, 48.47%, see rank | 64.07% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 524, 16.04%, see rank | 7.81% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 914, 27.99%, see rank | 24.82% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 23, 0.70%, see rank | 0.66% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 165, 5.05%, see rank | 1.50% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 57, 1.75%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Merrick County | Nebraska | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,145, 100% | 711,771 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 1,449, 46.07%, see rank | 64.89% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 477, 15.17%, see rank | 8.22% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 1,012, 32.18%, see rank | 23.41% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 29, 0.92%, see rank | 0.77% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 138, 4.39%, see rank | 1.51% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 40, 1.27%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Merrick County | Nebraska | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,145, 100% | 702,637 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 1,461, 46.45%, see rank | 65.14% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 607, 19.30%, see rank | 8.71% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 854, 27.15%, see rank | 22.66% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 48, 1.53%, see rank | 0.83% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 140, 4.45%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 31, 0.99%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 4, 0.13%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Merrick County | Nebraska | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,209, 100% | 666,184 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 1,573, 49.02%, see rank | 68.29% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 735, 22.90%, see rank | 10.32% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 731, 22.78%, see rank | 18.35% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 51, 1.59%, see rank | 1.23% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 87, 2.71%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 23, 0.72%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 9, 0.28%, see rank | 0.17% | 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.
