How are homes heated in Emerald Mountain, AL?

Name: Heating fuel in Emerald Mountain, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Emerald Mountain, used by 88.6% (±7.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

3.0% heat with utility gas.

0.2% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 3.0% (±3.3 points)
Electricity: 88.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.2%

Heating fuel in Emerald Mountain

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Emerald Mountain	Elmore County	Alabama	United States
Utility gas	3.0% (±3.3 points)	16.6%	25.7%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.2% (±0.5 points)	0.2%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	88.6% (±7.6 points)	72.8%	67.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	6.7% (±5.6 points)	8.9%	5.3%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.5%	0.7%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.5% (±2.9 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 Emerald Mountain, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Elmore County (0.2%).

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

It is lower than the national figure (3.9%).

In Emerald Mountain, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Elmore County (72.8%).

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 Emerald Mountain

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Emerald Mountain
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Emerald Mountain	—	88.6% (±7.6 points)	—
Redland	3.7 mi	73.5% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Blue Ridge	6.2 mi	70.1% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Shorter	7.5 mi	58.7% (±12.7 points)	Lower
Wetumpka	9.2 mi	68.0% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Pike Road	12 mi	63.4% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Montgomery	12 mi	50.3% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Tallassee	13 mi	78.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Eclectic	14 mi	61.7% (±10.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Redland, AL (73.5%), Blue Ridge, AL (70.1%), Shorter, AL (58.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Coosada	1.1% (±1.5 points)
2 (tie)	Tallassee	0.7% (±1.2 points)
2 (tie)	Wetumpka	0.7% (±0.9 points)
4	Elmore	0.4% (±0.7 points)
5 (tie)	Millbrook	0.2% (±0.3 points)
5 (tie)	Emerald Mountain	0.2% (±0.5 points)
7 (tie)	Deatsville	0.0% (±5.8 points)
7 (tie)	Eclectic	0.0% (±8.2 points)
7 (tie)	Blue Ridge	0.0% (±7.6 points)
7 (tie)	Holtville	0.0% (±2.1 points)
7 (tie)	Redland	0.0% (±2.2 points)

Emerald Mountain 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 Emerald Mountain

What is the most common way to heat a home in Emerald Mountain?

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

How many homes in Emerald Mountain heat with oil?

0.2% (±0.5 points) of occupied homes in Emerald Mountain use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Emerald Mountain have electric heat?

88.6% (±7.6 points) of occupied homes in Emerald Mountain heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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