How are homes heated in Forest Ranch, CA?

Name: Heating fuel in Forest Ranch, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Wood is the most common heating fuel in Forest Ranch, used by 46.1% (±20.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.2% heat with utility gas.

10.6% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.2% (±3.4 points)
Electricity: 10.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Forest Ranch

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Forest Ranch	Butte County	California	United States
Utility gas	1.2% (±3.4 points)	45.4%	61.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.2%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	10.6% (±14.8 points)	35.0%	29.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	39.3% (±20.3 points)	9.1%	3.4%	4.9%
Wood	46.1% (±20.5 points)	7.0%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	2.8% (±4.6 points)	1.9%	1.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.5%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.8%	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 Forest Ranch, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Butte County (0.2%).

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

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

In Forest Ranch, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Butte County (35.0%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Forest Ranch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Forest Ranch
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Forest Ranch	—	10.6% (±14.8 points)	—
Magalia	6.2 mi	24.2% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Paradise	10 mi	30.9% (±7.7 points)	Higher
Chico	12 mi	39.8% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Butte Valley	16 mi	30.1% (±23.1 points)	Not measurably different
Durham	19 mi	29.0% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Hamilton City	21 mi	31.9% (±11.0 points)	Higher
Los Molinos	24 mi	20.3% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Tehama	26 mi	29.8% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Paradise, CA (30.9%), Chico, CA (39.8%), Durham, CA (29.0%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
6 (tie)	Biggs	0.0% (±5.5 points)
6 (tie)	Chico	0.0% (±0.1 points)
6 (tie)	Gridley	0.0% (±1.7 points)
6 (tie)	Oroville	0.0% (±0.6 points)
6 (tie)	Paradise	0.0% (±1.3 points)
6 (tie)	Butte Valley	0.0% (±7.5 points)
6 (tie)	Forest Ranch	0.0% (±6.0 points)
6 (tie)	Oroville East	0.0% (±1.4 points)
6 (tie)	South Oroville	0.0% (±4.1 points)

Showing 9 of 14 places in Butte County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Forest Ranch 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 Forest Ranch

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

Wood is the most common heating fuel in Forest Ranch, used by 46.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Forest Ranch heat with oil?

0.0% (±6.0 points) of occupied homes in Forest Ranch use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Forest Ranch have electric heat?

10.6% (±14.8 points) of occupied homes in Forest Ranch heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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