How are homes heated in Kent Acres, DE?

Name: Heating fuel in Kent Acres, DE, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Kent Acres, used by 36.1% (±12.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

16.4% heat with utility gas.

28.0% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 16.4% (±8.5 points)
Electricity: 28.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 36.1%

Heating fuel in Kent Acres

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Kent Acres	Kent County	Delaware	United States
Utility gas	16.4% (±8.5 points)	40.6%	41.9%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	36.1% (±12.2 points)	10.0%	8.8%	3.9%
Electricity	28.0% (±10.6 points)	33.6%	37.9%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	18.0% (±10.7 points)	12.4%	9.2%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±4.4 points)	1.0%	0.6%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.7% (±1.3 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±4.4 points)	0.5%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±4.4 points)	0.8%	0.6%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.8% (±1.5 points)	1.0%	0.6%	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 Kent Acres, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Kent County (10.0%).

It is also higher than in Delaware (8.8%).

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

In Kent Acres, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Kent County (33.6%).

It is not measurably different from Delaware (37.9%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Kent Acres

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kent Acres
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Kent Acres	—	28.0% (±10.6 points)	—
Highland Acres	1.1 mi	22.2% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rodney Village	1.3 mi	2.8% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Dover	2.0 mi	36.3% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Dover Base Housing	2.1 mi	25.1% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Rising Sun-Lebanon	2.3 mi	43.8% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wyoming	3.0 mi	44.6% (±11.6 points)	Higher
Camden	3.2 mi	25.6% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Little Creek	4.3 mi	40.0% (±21.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rodney Village, DE (2.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wyoming, DE (44.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Kent Acres	36.1% (±12.2 points)
2	Woodside	35.7% (±27.9 points)
3	Leipsic	27.4% (±18.9 points)
4	Magnolia	26.5% (±15.4 points)
5	Frederica	25.7% (±14.9 points)
6	Little Creek	23.3% (±15.6 points)
7	Hartly	22.1% (±29.8 points)

Showing 7 of 26 places in Kent County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Kent 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 Kent Acres

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Kent Acres, used by 36.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Kent Acres heat with oil?

36.1% (±12.2 points) of occupied homes in Kent Acres use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Kent Acres have electric heat?

28.0% (±10.6 points) of occupied homes in Kent Acres heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

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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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