How are homes heated in Bethel Island, CA?

Name: Heating fuel in Bethel Island, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Bethel Island, used by 50.4% (±20.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.4% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.4% (±2.3 points)
Electricity: 50.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Bethel Island

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Bethel Island	Contra Costa County	California	United States
Utility gas	1.4% (±2.3 points)	66.1%	61.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±4.8 points)	0.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	50.4% (±20.6 points)	28.3%	29.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	30.9% (±18.7 points)	1.9%	3.4%	4.9%
Wood	4.8% (±8.0 points)	0.4%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.8% (±1.3 points)	1.7%	1.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±4.8 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	7.3% (±11.8 points)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	4.4% (±7.5 points)	1.3%	3.0%	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 Bethel Island, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Contra Costa County (0.1%).

It is not measurably different from California (0.2%).

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

In Bethel Island, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Contra Costa County (28.3%).

It is also higher than in California (29.5%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Bethel Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bethel Island
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Bethel Island	—	50.4% (±20.6 points)	—
Oakley	4.1 mi	25.8% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Knightsen	4.7 mi	37.3% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different
Brentwood	8.0 mi	25.8% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Discovery Bay	8.5 mi	23.9% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Isleton	9.3 mi	34.4% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Antioch	9.7 mi	29.7% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Byron	11 mi	37.1% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rio Vista	11 mi	18.0% (±4.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Oakley, CA (25.8%), Brentwood, CA (25.8%), Discovery Bay, CA (23.9%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across Contra Costa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
12 (tie)	Orinda	0.0% (±0.6 points)
12 (tie)	Pleasant Hill	0.0% (±0.3 points)
12 (tie)	San Pablo	0.0% (±0.4 points)
12 (tie)	Acalanes Ridge	0.0% (±9.7 points)
12 (tie)	Alamo	0.0% (±0.8 points)
12 (tie)	Bayview (Contra Costa County)	0.0% (±4.8 points)
12 (tie)	Bethel Island	0.0% (±4.8 points)
12 (tie)	Blackhawk	0.0% (±1.1 points)
12 (tie)	Byron	0.0% (±7.6 points)
12 (tie)	Camino Tassajara	0.0% (±2.5 points)
12 (tie)	Castle Hill	0.0% (±11.3 points)
12 (tie)	Contra Costa Centre	0.0% (±1.2 points)
12 (tie)	Crockett	0.0% (±2.7 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Contra Costa County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Bethel Island 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 Bethel Island

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Bethel Island, used by 50.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Bethel Island heat with oil?

0.0% (±4.8 points) of occupied homes in Bethel Island use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Bethel Island have electric heat?

50.4% (±20.6 points) of occupied homes in Bethel Island heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bethel Island CDP, California

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Bethel Island CDP, California (place:06210, in state:06).

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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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