How are homes heated in Ash Flat, AR?

Name: Heating fuel in Ash Flat, AR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Ash Flat, used by 72.7% (±10.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.7% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.7% (±1.1 points)
Electricity: 72.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Ash Flat

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Ash Flat	Sharp County	Arkansas	United States
Utility gas	0.7% (±1.1 points)	6.4%	36.7%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±9.1 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	72.7% (±10.3 points)	53.9%	53.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	23.0% (±10.0 points)	32.0%	6.1%	4.9%
Wood	3.6% (±2.9 points)	7.0%	2.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±9.1 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±9.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±9.1 points)	0.5%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±9.1 points)	0.2%	0.5%	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 Ash Flat, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Sharp County (0.0%).

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

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

In Ash Flat, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Sharp County (53.9%).

It is also higher than in Arkansas (53.7%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Ash Flat

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ash Flat
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Ash Flat	—	72.7% (±10.3 points)	—
Cherokee Village	4.3 mi	44.7% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Highland	5.3 mi	54.7% (±12.4 points)	Lower
Horseshoe Bend	7.4 mi	76.5% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hardy	9.0 mi	58.9% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin	10 mi	42.7% (±19.2 points)	Lower
Evening Shade	12 mi	54.2% (±14.9 points)	Lower
Williford	14 mi	57.1% (±34.6 points)	Not measurably different
Salem	15 mi	73.7% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cherokee Village, AR (44.7%), Highland, AR (54.7%), Franklin, AR (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 Sharp County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Sidney	1.8% (±3.6 points)
2	Highland	0.2% (±0.5 points)
3 (tie)	Ash Flat	0.0% (±9.1 points)
3 (tie)	Cave City	0.0% (±5.0 points)
3 (tie)	Cherokee Village	0.0% (±1.8 points)
3 (tie)	Evening Shade	0.0% (±19.9 points)
3 (tie)	Hardy	0.0% (±8.8 points)
3 (tie)	Williford	0.0% (±55.6 points)

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 Ash Flat

What is the most common way to heat a home in Ash Flat?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Ash Flat, used by 72.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Ash Flat heat with oil?

0.0% (±9.1 points) of occupied homes in Ash Flat use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Ash Flat have electric heat?

72.7% (±10.3 points) of occupied homes in Ash Flat heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ash Flat city, Arkansas

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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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