Merrillville, IN Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Merrillville, IN | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 13,225, 100% | 2,492,183 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 11,372, 85.99%, see rank | 61.00% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 184, 1.39%, see rank | 7.17% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 1,604, 12.13%, see rank | 27.77% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.96% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 37, 0.28%, see rank | 2.21% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 28, 0.21%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Merrillville, IN | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 13,180, 100% | 2,478,846 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 11,356, 86.16%, see rank | 62.04% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 131, 0.99%, see rank | 7.42% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 1,570, 11.91%, see rank | 26.36% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 26, 0.20%, see rank | 1.15% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 46, 0.35%, see rank | 2.14% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 51, 0.39%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Merrillville, IN | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 13,277, 100% | 2,465,402 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 11,457, 86.29%, see rank | 62.95% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 170, 1.28%, see rank | 7.93% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 1,522, 11.46%, see rank | 24.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 46, 0.35%, see rank | 1.40% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 48, 0.36%, see rank | 1.92% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 26, 0.20%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 8, 0.06%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Merrillville, IN | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 12,492, 100% | 2,468,006 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 10,824, 86.65%, see rank | 63.12% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 198, 1.59%, see rank | 8.36% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 1,363, 10.91%, see rank | 24.23% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 33, 0.26%, see rank | 1.56% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 27, 0.22%, see rank | 1.87% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 26, 0.21%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 21, 0.17%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Merrillville, IN | Indiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 11,763, 100% | 2,336,306 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 10,094, 85.81%, see rank | 64.65% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 134, 1.14%, see rank | 8.96% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 1,333, 11.33%, see rank | 21.70% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 63, 0.54%, see rank | 2.58% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 8, 0.07%, see rank | 1.42% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 45, 0.38%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 86, 0.73%, 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.
