How are homes heated in East Bakersfield, CA?

Name: Heating fuel in East Bakersfield, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in East Bakersfield, used by 55.4% (±7.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.6% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 38.6% (±7.0 points)
Electricity: 55.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in East Bakersfield

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	East Bakersfield	Kern County	California	United States
Utility gas	38.6% (±7.0 points)	58.9%	61.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.4 points)	0.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	55.4% (±7.2 points)	31.2%	29.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.6% (±2.6 points)	3.7%	3.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.8% (±1.3 points)	1.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.6% (±1.0 points)	2.3%	1.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.4 points)	0.9%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	2.0% (±1.6 points)	1.4%	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 East Bakersfield, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Kern County (0.1%).

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

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

In East Bakersfield, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Kern County (31.2%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near East Bakersfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Bakersfield
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
East Bakersfield	—	55.4% (±7.2 points)	—
Hillcrest	1.0 mi	35.3% (±6.3 points)	Lower
La Cresta	1.3 mi	42.3% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Potomac Park	1.5 mi	58.9% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bakersfield Country Club	1.9 mi	21.6% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Cottonwood (Kern County)	2.7 mi	83.4% (±9.6 points)	Higher
Casa Loma	3.1 mi	75.7% (±15.9 points)	Higher
East Niles	3.1 mi	37.1% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Fairfax (community)	3.4 mi	60.2% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hillcrest, CA (35.3%), La Cresta, CA (42.3%), Bakersfield Country Club, CA (21.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cottonwood (Kern County), CA (83.4%), Casa Loma, CA (75.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
12 (tie)	Bodfish	0.0% (±5.2 points)
12 (tie)	Boron	0.0% (±4.8 points)
12 (tie)	Buttonwillow	0.0% (±11.1 points)
12 (tie)	Casa Loma	0.0% (±8.6 points)
12 (tie)	China Lake Acres	0.0% (±4.5 points)
12 (tie)	Cottonwood (Kern County)	0.0% (±5.4 points)
12 (tie)	East Bakersfield	0.0% (±1.4 points)
12 (tie)	East Niles	0.0% (±0.5 points)
12 (tie)	Edwards AFB	0.0% (±5.6 points)
12 (tie)	Fairfax (community)	0.0% (±9.5 points)
12 (tie)	Ford City	0.0% (±3.3 points)
12 (tie)	Frazier Park	0.0% (±3.8 points)
12 (tie)	Golden Hills	0.0% (±1.1 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

East Bakersfield 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 East Bakersfield

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in East Bakersfield, used by 55.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in East Bakersfield heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.4 points) of occupied homes in East Bakersfield use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in East Bakersfield have electric heat?

55.4% (±7.2 points) of occupied homes in East Bakersfield heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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