How are homes heated in Madera Acres, CA?

Name: Heating fuel in Madera Acres, CA, 2020–2024
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Bottled or tank gas (propane) is the most common heating fuel in Madera Acres, used by 41.2% (±7.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

11.9% heat with utility gas.

24.9% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 11.9% (±4.9 points)
Electricity: 24.9%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Madera Acres

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Madera Acres	Madera County	California	United States
Utility gas	11.9% (±4.9 points)	37.8%	61.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.4%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	24.9% (±8.0 points)	27.4%	29.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	41.2% (±7.3 points)	18.9%	3.4%	4.9%
Wood	10.5% (±5.0 points)	7.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	5.3% (±3.3 points)	3.0%	1.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	3.7% (±2.6 points)	3.6%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	2.5% (±2.8 points)	1.1%	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 Madera Acres, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Madera County (0.4%).

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

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

In Madera Acres, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Madera County (27.4%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Madera Acres

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Madera Acres
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Madera Acres	—	24.9% (±8.0 points)	—
Madera	3.3 mi	36.1% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Parksdale	5.6 mi	30.8% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Parkwood	6.0 mi	32.1% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fairmead	7.7 mi	14.9% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bonadelle Ranchos	11 mi	14.1% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Chowchilla	11 mi	34.3% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Madera Ranchos	13 mi	24.2% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Biola	15 mi	40.4% (±25.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bonadelle Ranchos, CA (14.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Madera, CA (36.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
2	Yosemite Lakes	1.7% (±2.3 points)
3	Madera	0.2% (±0.2 points)
4 (tie)	Chowchilla	0.0% (±1.0 points)
4 (tie)	Ahwahnee	0.0% (±5.8 points)
4 (tie)	Bonadelle Ranchos	0.0% (±2.6 points)
4 (tie)	Coarsegold	0.0% (±2.7 points)
4 (tie)	Madera Acres	0.0% (±1.7 points)
4 (tie)	Madera Ranchos	0.0% (±3.7 points)
4 (tie)	North Fork	0.0% (±3.4 points)
4 (tie)	Oakhurst	0.0% (±1.9 points)
4 (tie)	Parksdale	0.0% (±6.3 points)
4 (tie)	Parkwood	0.0% (±7.7 points)

Showing 12 of 13 places in Madera County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Madera Acres 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 Madera Acres

What is the most common way to heat a home in Madera Acres?

Bottled or tank gas (propane) is the most common heating fuel in Madera Acres, used by 41.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Madera Acres heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.7 points) of occupied homes in Madera Acres use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Madera Acres have electric heat?

24.9% (±8.0 points) of occupied homes in Madera Acres heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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