How are homes heated in Los Alamos, CA?

Name: Heating fuel in Los Alamos, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Los Alamos, used by 67.9% (±20.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

23.1% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 67.9% (±20.8 points)
Electricity: 23.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Los Alamos

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Los Alamos	Santa Barbara County	California	United States
Utility gas	67.9% (±20.8 points)	68.9%	61.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±7.5 points)	0.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	23.1% (±20.4 points)	22.8%	29.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	9.0% (±9.8 points)	2.7%	3.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±7.5 points)	0.4%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±7.5 points)	0.8%	1.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±7.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±7.5 points)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±7.5 points)	4.0%	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 Los Alamos, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Santa Barbara County (0.1%).

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

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

In Los Alamos, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Santa Barbara County (22.8%).

It is not measurably different from California (29.5%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Los Alamos

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Los Alamos
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Los Alamos	—	23.1% (±20.4 points)	—
Buellton	9.8 mi	14.4% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mission Hills	10 mi	8.4% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Los Olivos	11 mi	16.3% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Vandenberg Village	11 mi	23.0% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Orcutt	12 mi	12.1% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lompoc	12 mi	14.6% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Solvang	13 mi	22.0% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Vandenberg AFB	13 mi	21.0% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across Santa Barbara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
5 (tie)	Buellton	0.0% (±2.2 points)
5 (tie)	Carpinteria	0.0% (±0.8 points)
5 (tie)	Guadalupe	0.0% (±2.0 points)
5 (tie)	Lompoc	0.0% (±0.3 points)
5 (tie)	Santa Barbara	0.0% (±0.1 points)
5 (tie)	Solvang	0.0% (±1.5 points)
5 (tie)	Los Alamos	0.0% (±7.5 points)
5 (tie)	Los Olivos	0.0% (±8.3 points)
5 (tie)	Mission Canyon	0.0% (±4.6 points)
5 (tie)	Mission Hills	0.0% (±3.4 points)
5 (tie)	Montecito	0.0% (±1.2 points)
5 (tie)	Orcutt	0.0% (±0.4 points)
5 (tie)	Santa Ynez	0.0% (±2.6 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Santa Barbara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Los Alamos, used by 67.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Los Alamos heat with oil?

0.0% (±7.5 points) of occupied homes in Los Alamos use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Los Alamos have electric heat?

23.1% (±20.4 points) of occupied homes in Los Alamos heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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