How are homes heated in Coats Bend, AL?

Name: Heating fuel in Coats Bend, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Coats Bend, used by 88.6% (±10.0 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±7.4 points)
Electricity: 88.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Coats Bend

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Coats Bend	Etowah County	Alabama	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±7.4 points)	34.1%	25.7%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.3%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	88.6% (±10.0 points)	60.1%	67.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	9.1% (±10.0 points)	4.6%	5.3%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.6%	0.7%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	2.3% (±3.6 points)	0.2%	0.7%	1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Coats Bend, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Etowah County (0.3%).

It is not measurably different from Alabama (0.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.9%).

In Coats Bend, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Etowah County (60.1%).

It is also higher than in Alabama (67.4%).

It is higher than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Coats Bend

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Coats Bend
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Coats Bend	—	88.6% (±10.0 points)	—
Tidmore Bend	4.1 mi	52.5% (±16.5 points)	Lower
Hokes Bluff	5.8 mi	60.3% (±13.6 points)	Lower
Lookout Mountain	6.0 mi	76.9% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Leesburg	9.1 mi	70.7% (±11.0 points)	Lower
Reece City	9.2 mi	48.3% (±13.5 points)	Lower
Glencoe	9.3 mi	51.0% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Gadsden	9.3 mi	53.8% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Whitesboro	12 mi	56.4% (±13.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tidmore Bend, AL (52.5%), Hokes Bluff, AL (60.3%), Leesburg, AL (70.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Etowah County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
5 (tie)	Reece City	0.0% (±11.9 points)
5 (tie)	Ridgeville	0.0% (±40.5 points)
5 (tie)	Sardis City	0.0% (±5.1 points)
5 (tie)	Southside	0.0% (±1.2 points)
5 (tie)	Walnut Grove	0.0% (±11.2 points)
5 (tie)	Carlisle-Rockledge	0.0% (±6.1 points)
5 (tie)	Coats Bend	0.0% (±7.4 points)
5 (tie)	Gallant	0.0% (±8.9 points)
5 (tie)	Lookout Mountain	0.0% (±10.2 points)
5 (tie)	Tidmore Bend	0.0% (±7.8 points)

Showing 10 of 17 places in Etowah County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Coats Bend is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Coats Bend

What is the most common way to heat a home in Coats Bend?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Coats Bend, used by 88.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Coats Bend heat with oil?

0.0% (±7.4 points) of occupied homes in Coats Bend use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Coats Bend have electric heat?

88.6% (±10.0 points) of occupied homes in Coats Bend heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Coats Bend CDP, Alabama

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DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

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