How are homes heated in Dodge City, AL?

Name: Heating fuel in Dodge City, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Dodge City, used by 80.3% (±8.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

2.8% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 2.8% (±3.0 points)
Electricity: 80.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Dodge City

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Dodge City	Cullman County	Alabama	United States
Utility gas	2.8% (±3.0 points)	11.4%	25.7%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±17.0 points)	0.6%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	80.3% (±8.4 points)	75.3%	67.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	16.9% (±7.6 points)	10.3%	5.3%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±17.0 points)	1.4%	0.7%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±17.0 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±17.0 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±17.0 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±17.0 points)	0.9%	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 Dodge City, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Cullman County (0.6%).

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

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

In Dodge City, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Cullman County (75.3%).

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 Dodge City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dodge City
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Dodge City	—	80.3% (±8.4 points)	—
Good Hope	4.8 mi	78.6% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hanceville	7.1 mi	79.2% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Colony	7.1 mi	88.6% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Garden City	8.1 mi	49.1% (±14.0 points)	Lower
Cullman	9.6 mi	78.7% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Smoke Rise	12 mi	42.7% (±17.8 points)	Lower
Berlin	13 mi	76.3% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hayden	13 mi	76.1% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Garden City, AL (49.1%), Smoke Rise, AL (42.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
2	South Vinemont	3.2% (±5.2 points)
3	Berlin	2.5% (±4.2 points)
4	Good Hope	0.6% (±1.0 points)
5	Cullman	0.1% (±0.2 points)
6 (tie)	Baileyton	0.0% (±8.5 points)
6 (tie)	Colony	0.0% (±27.2 points)
6 (tie)	Dodge City	0.0% (±17.0 points)
6 (tie)	Fairview	0.0% (±14.2 points)
6 (tie)	Garden City	0.0% (±16.4 points)
6 (tie)	Holly Pond	0.0% (±11.5 points)
6 (tie)	West Point	0.0% (±15.8 points)

Showing 11 of 12 places in Cullman 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 Dodge City

What is the most common way to heat a home in Dodge City?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Dodge City, used by 80.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Dodge City heat with oil?

0.0% (±17.0 points) of occupied homes in Dodge City use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Dodge City have electric heat?

80.3% (±8.4 points) of occupied homes in Dodge City heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dodge City 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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