Merrimack County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Merrimack County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 57,040, 100% | 519,580 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 13,410, 23.51%, see rank | 19.69% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,971, 13.97%, see rank | 14.22% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 5,125, 8.98%, see rank | 8.15% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 23,592, 41.36%, see rank | 47.16% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 122, 0.21%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,718, 10.02%, see rank | 8.26% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 45, 0.08%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 931, 1.63%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 126, 0.22%, see rank | 0.79% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Merrimack County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 57,224, 100% | 516,845 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 13,928, 24.34%, see rank | 19.72% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,572, 13.23%, see rank | 13.45% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 5,239, 9.16%, see rank | 7.72% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 24,765, 43.28%, see rank | 49.88% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 74, 0.13%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,811, 8.41%, see rank | 7.19% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 682, 1.19%, see rank | 1.20% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 135, 0.24%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Merrimack County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 56,948, 100% | 513,804 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 14,530, 25.51%, see rank | 19.73% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,373, 12.95%, see rank | 12.83% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 5,185, 9.10%, see rank | 7.66% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 25,420, 44.64%, see rank | 52.26% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 76, 0.13%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,744, 6.57%, see rank | 5.98% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 419, 0.74%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 191, 0.34%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Merrimack County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 55,760, 100% | 502,201 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 14,157, 25.39%, see rank | 19.57% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,012, 12.58%, see rank | 12.67% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 4,678, 8.39%, see rank | 7.53% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 25,850, 46.36%, see rank | 53.63% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 101, 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,411, 6.12%, see rank | 5.20% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 357, 0.64%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 185, 0.33%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Merrimack County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 51,843, 100% | 474,606 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 11,219, 21.64%, see rank | 18.39% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,948, 11.47%, see rank | 10.71% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 4,727, 9.12%, see rank | 7.63% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 26,854, 51.80%, see rank | 58.12% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 69, 0.13%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 2,525, 4.87%, see rank | 4.26% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 26, 0.05%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 387, 0.75%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 88, 0.17%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.
