How are homes heated in Ola, AR?

Name: Heating fuel in Ola, AR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Ola, used by 48.1% (±12.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

47.8% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 47.8% (±12.7 points)
Electricity: 48.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Ola

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Ola	Yell County	Arkansas	United States
Utility gas	47.8% (±12.7 points)	19.8%	36.7%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	48.1% (±12.8 points)	66.5%	53.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.2% (±4.3 points)	7.3%	6.1%	4.9%
Wood	1.0% (±1.9 points)	4.6%	2.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.4%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±9.2 points)	1.1%	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 Ola, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Yell County (0.0%).

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

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

In Ola, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Yell County (66.5%).

It is not measurably different from Arkansas (53.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Ola

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ola
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Ola	—	48.1% (±12.8 points)	—
Plainview	5.1 mi	62.3% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different
Danville	9.6 mi	58.4% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Casa	10 mi	60.7% (±24.9 points)	Not measurably different
Corinth	11 mi	10.5% (±20.9 points)	Lower
Belleville	13 mi	38.4% (±22.1 points)	Not measurably different
Dardanelle	14 mi	51.4% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Pottsville	17 mi	83.9% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Russellville	18 mi	62.9% (±3.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Corinth, AR (10.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pottsville, AR (83.9%), Russellville, AR (62.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Belleville	0.0% (±17.2 points)
1 (tie)	Corinth	0.0% (±75.5 points)
1 (tie)	Danville	0.0% (±5.0 points)
1 (tie)	Dardanelle	0.0% (±2.2 points)
1 (tie)	Havana	0.0% (±33.6 points)
1 (tie)	Ola	0.0% (±9.2 points)
1 (tie)	Plainview	0.0% (±14.6 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 Ola

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Ola, used by 48.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Ola heat with oil?

0.0% (±9.2 points) of occupied homes in Ola use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Ola have electric heat?

48.1% (±12.8 points) of occupied homes in Ola heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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