How are homes heated in Dauphin Island, AL?

Name: Heating fuel in Dauphin Island, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Dauphin Island, used by 95.5% (±2.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.3% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.3% (±1.2 points)
Electricity: 95.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Dauphin Island

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Dauphin Island	Mobile County	Alabama	United States
Utility gas	1.3% (±1.2 points)	34.2%	25.7%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±4.5 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	95.5% (±2.8 points)	63.4%	67.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.2% (±2.5 points)	1.5%	5.3%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±4.5 points)	0.2%	0.7%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±4.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±4.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±4.5 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±4.5 points)	0.5%	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 Dauphin Island, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Mobile County (0.1%).

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

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

In Dauphin Island, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Mobile County (63.4%).

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 Dauphin Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dauphin Island
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Dauphin Island	—	95.5% (±2.8 points)	—
Bayou La Batre	12 mi	87.9% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Grand Bay	18 mi	88.6% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Theodore	20 mi	88.5% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Point Clear	22 mi	72.1% (±19.4 points)	Lower
Tillmans Corner	23 mi	73.0% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Pascagoula	24 mi	83.6% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Moss Point	25 mi	78.3% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Fairhope	26 mi	78.6% (±3.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bayou La Batre, AL (87.9%), Grand Bay, AL (88.6%), Theodore, AL (88.5%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Bayou La Batre	0.0% (±6.0 points)
1 (tie)	Chickasaw	0.0% (±1.7 points)
1 (tie)	Citronelle	0.0% (±2.7 points)
1 (tie)	Creola	0.0% (±5.0 points)
1 (tie)	Dauphin Island	0.0% (±4.5 points)
1 (tie)	Mobile	0.0% (±0.1 points)
1 (tie)	Mount Vernon	0.0% (±8.6 points)
1 (tie)	Prichard	0.0% (±0.6 points)
1 (tie)	Saraland	0.0% (±0.6 points)
1 (tie)	Satsuma	0.0% (±1.6 points)
1 (tie)	Semmes	0.0% (±1.7 points)

Showing 11 of 14 places in Mobile County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Dauphin Island

What is the most common way to heat a home in Dauphin Island?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Dauphin Island, used by 95.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Dauphin Island heat with oil?

0.0% (±4.5 points) of occupied homes in Dauphin Island use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Dauphin Island have electric heat?

95.5% (±2.8 points) of occupied homes in Dauphin Island heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dauphin Island town, 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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