How are homes heated in Southwood Acres, CT?

Name: Heating fuel in Southwood Acres, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Southwood Acres, used by 75.2% (±5.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

12.7% heat with utility gas.

7.5% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 12.7% (±4.8 points)
Electricity: 7.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 75.2%

Heating fuel in Southwood Acres

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Southwood Acres	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Utility gas	12.7% (±4.8 points)	46.4%	36.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	75.2% (±5.8 points)	30.6%	36.3%	3.9%
Electricity	7.5% (±3.1 points)	15.6%	18.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.7% (±1.7 points)	4.5%	5.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.7% (±0.9 points)	1.1%	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.1% (±1.4 points)	1.0%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.5%	0.5%	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 Southwood Acres, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Capitol Planning Region (30.6%).

It is also higher than in Connecticut (36.3%).

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

In Southwood Acres, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Capitol Planning Region (15.6%).

It is also lower than in Connecticut (18.4%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Southwood Acres

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Southwood Acres
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Southwood Acres	—	7.5% (±3.1 points)	—
Thompsonville	2.6 mi	19.6% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Hazardville	3.1 mi	5.0% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Broad Brook	3.6 mi	29.0% (±10.0 points)	Higher
Sherwood Manor	3.7 mi	11.9% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
East Windsor	3.8 mi	16.9% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Suffield Depot	3.9 mi	24.7% (±11.6 points)	Higher
Windsor Locks	4.6 mi	15.7% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Windsor Locks (community)	4.6 mi	15.7% (±4.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Thompsonville, CT (19.6%), Broad Brook, CT (29.0%), East Windsor, CT (16.9%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across Capitol Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	North Granby	95.9% (±6.7 points)
2	Southwood Acres	75.2% (±5.8 points)
3	Hazardville	73.5% (±5.7 points)
4	Somers (community)	71.0% (±10.3 points)
5	Suffield Depot	67.4% (±14.0 points)
6	Salmon Brook	64.8% (±12.9 points)
7	Stafford Springs	57.7% (±8.4 points)
8	Tariffville	57.5% (±13.4 points)

Showing 8 of 31 places in Capitol Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Southwood Acres is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Enfield, whose figures include it.

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 Southwood Acres

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Southwood Acres, used by 75.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Southwood Acres heat with oil?

75.2% (±5.8 points) of occupied homes in Southwood Acres use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Southwood Acres have electric heat?

7.5% (±3.1 points) of occupied homes in Southwood Acres heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

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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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