Merced County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Merced County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 76,516, 100% | 12,617,280 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 41,625, 54.40%, see rank | 65.57% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,124, 4.08%, see rank | 3.16% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 28,338, 37.04%, see rank | 25.76% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 75, 0.10%, see rank | 0.27% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 14, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,404, 1.83%, see rank | 1.73% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 83, 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,242, 1.62%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 611, 0.80%, see rank | 3.02% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Merced County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 74,496, 100% | 12,466,331 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 41,581, 55.82%, see rank | 66.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,234, 4.34%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 25,919, 34.79%, see rank | 24.90% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 105, 0.14%, see rank | 0.29% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,646, 2.21%, see rank | 1.76% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 27, 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,337, 1.79%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 635, 0.85%, see rank | 2.86% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Merced County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 73,586, 100% | 12,392,852 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 42,012, 57.09%, see rank | 67.43% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,515, 4.78%, see rank | 3.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 24,402, 33.16%, see rank | 23.80% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 82, 0.11%, see rank | 0.33% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,012, 2.73%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 41, 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 926, 1.26%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 596, 0.81%, see rank | 2.89% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Merced County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 73,128, 100% | 12,187,191 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 41,391, 56.60%, see rank | 67.85% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,862, 5.28%, see rank | 3.40% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 24,217, 33.12%, see rank | 23.42% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 132, 0.18%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 13, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,378, 3.25%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 20, 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 660, 0.90%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 455, 0.62%, see rank | 2.74% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Merced County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 63,815, 100% | 11,502,870 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 34,647, 54.29%, see rank | 70.55% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,191, 8.13%, see rank | 3.78% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 20,821, 32.63%, see rank | 21.78% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 76, 0.12%, see rank | 0.32% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 2,523, 3.95%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 22, 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 311, 0.49%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 224, 0.35%, see rank | 1.43% | 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.
