How are homes heated in Southside, AR?

Name: Heating fuel in Southside, AR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Southside, used by 70.5% (±8.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

25.3% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 25.3% (±7.8 points)
Electricity: 70.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Southside

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Southside	Independence County	Arkansas	United States
Utility gas	25.3% (±7.8 points)	26.2%	36.7%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±2.7 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	70.5% (±8.4 points)	55.8%	53.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.6% (±2.7 points)	13.1%	6.1%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.7 points)	3.6%	2.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.6% (±1.0 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.7 points)	0.6%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±2.7 points)	0.5%	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 Southside, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Independence County (0.0%).

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

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

In Southside, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Independence County (55.8%).

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 Southside

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Southside
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Southside	—	70.5% (±8.4 points)	—
Batesville	3.4 mi	45.1% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Moorefield	4.7 mi	82.0% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Sulphur Rock	7.6 mi	78.7% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Magness	8.4 mi	43.0% (±18.3 points)	Lower
Newark	11 mi	39.1% (±12.6 points)	Lower
Oil Trough	11 mi	35.9% (±17.4 points)	Lower
Pleasant Plains	11 mi	60.8% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cushman	13 mi	56.4% (±16.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Batesville, AR (45.1%), Magness, AR (43.0%), Newark, AR (39.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Cushman	0.0% (±17.9 points)
1 (tie)	Magness	0.0% (±35.1 points)
1 (tie)	Moorefield	0.0% (±42.1 points)
1 (tie)	Newark	0.0% (±6.1 points)
1 (tie)	Oil Trough	0.0% (±31.1 points)
1 (tie)	Pleasant Plains	0.0% (±26.8 points)
1 (tie)	Southside	0.0% (±2.7 points)
1 (tie)	Sulphur Rock	0.0% (±8.9 points)

Showing 8 of 9 places in Independence 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 Southside

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Southside, used by 70.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Southside heat with oil?

0.0% (±2.7 points) of occupied homes in Southside use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Southside have electric heat?

70.5% (±8.4 points) of occupied homes in Southside heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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