How are homes heated in Cameron Park, CA?

Name: Heating fuel in Cameron Park, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Cameron Park, used by 42.0% (±4.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

8.8% heat with utility gas.

0.3% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 8.8% (±2.5 points)
Electricity: 42.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.3%

Heating fuel in Cameron Park

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Cameron Park	El Dorado County	California	United States
Utility gas	8.8% (±2.5 points)	34.3%	61.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.3% (±0.4 points)	0.5%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	42.0% (±4.6 points)	21.6%	29.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	37.7% (±4.5 points)	27.4%	3.4%	4.9%
Wood	3.8% (±1.6 points)	12.1%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	2.7% (±1.1 points)	2.0%	1.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.6 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	3.8% (±2.2 points)	1.6%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.9% (±0.6 points)	0.5%	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 Cameron Park, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from El Dorado County (0.5%).

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

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

In Cameron Park, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in El Dorado County (21.6%).

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 Cameron Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cameron Park
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Cameron Park	—	42.0% (±4.6 points)	—
Shingle Springs	2.9 mi	28.2% (±9.5 points)	Lower
El Dorado Hills	3.2 mi	20.9% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Diamond Springs	8.2 mi	33.2% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Folsom	8.3 mi	27.0% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Placerville	11 mi	36.2% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Granite Bay	11 mi	15.0% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Orangevale	13 mi	37.4% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Rancho Murieta	13 mi	62.6% (±9.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Shingle Springs, CA (28.2%), El Dorado Hills, CA (20.9%), Diamond Springs, CA (33.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rancho Murieta, CA (62.6%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across El Dorado County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Camino	3.2% (±4.9 points)
2	Shingle Springs	2.9% (±3.3 points)
3	Placerville	2.7% (±1.8 points)
4	Diamond Springs	1.4% (±1.2 points)
5	Pollock Pines	0.8% (±1.2 points)
6	Cameron Park	0.3% (±0.4 points)
7	South Lake Tahoe	0.1% (±0.2 points)
8 (tie)	Auburn Lake Trails	0.0% (±3.1 points)
8 (tie)	El Dorado Hills	0.0% (±0.2 points)
8 (tie)	Georgetown	0.0% (±3.7 points)
8 (tie)	Grizzly Flats	0.0% (±8.5 points)
8 (tie)	Meyers	0.0% (±5.4 points)

Cameron Park 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 Cameron Park

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Cameron Park, used by 42.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Cameron Park heat with oil?

0.3% (±0.4 points) of occupied homes in Cameron Park use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Cameron Park have electric heat?

42.0% (±4.6 points) of occupied homes in Cameron Park heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

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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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