How are homes heated in Ferry Pass, FL?

Name: Heating fuel in Ferry Pass, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Ferry Pass, used by 80.7% (±3.0 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

16.4% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 16.4% (±3.0 points)
Electricity: 80.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Ferry Pass

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Ferry Pass	Escambia County	Florida	United States
Utility gas	16.4% (±3.0 points)	19.0%	5.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	80.7% (±3.0 points)	77.6%	90.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.9% (±0.8 points)	1.1%	0.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.4%	0.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.6%	0.5%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.8% (±0.8 points)	1.0%	2.4%	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 Ferry Pass, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Escambia County (0.1%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (0.1%).

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

In Ferry Pass, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Escambia County (77.6%).

It is also lower than in Florida (90.4%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Ferry Pass

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ferry Pass
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Ferry Pass	—	80.7% (±3.0 points)	—
Brent	5.1 mi	77.8% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Ensley	5.1 mi	75.8% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Pensacola	5.5 mi	71.7% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Goulding	6.2 mi	84.0% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pace	6.7 mi	91.6% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Pea Ridge	7.5 mi	95.2% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Gonzalez	7.6 mi	78.4% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
West Pensacola	8.1 mi	80.3% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pensacola, FL (71.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pace, FL (91.6%), Pea Ridge, FL (95.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Ensley	0.6% (±0.6 points)
2 (tie)	Century	0.4% (±0.6 points)
2 (tie)	West Pensacola	0.4% (±0.4 points)
4	Bellview	0.1% (±0.2 points)
5 (tie)	Brent	0.0% (±0.7 points)
5 (tie)	Ferry Pass	0.0% (±0.4 points)
5 (tie)	Gonzalez	0.0% (±1.0 points)
5 (tie)	Goulding	0.0% (±5.2 points)
5 (tie)	Molino	0.0% (±9.5 points)
5 (tie)	Myrtle Grove	0.0% (±0.9 points)
5 (tie)	Pensacola	0.0% (±0.1 points)
5 (tie)	Pensacola Station	0.0% (±11.0 points)

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

Ferry Pass 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 Ferry Pass

What is the most common way to heat a home in Ferry Pass?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Ferry Pass, used by 80.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Ferry Pass heat with oil?

0.0% (±0.4 points) of occupied homes in Ferry Pass use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Ferry Pass have electric heat?

80.7% (±3.0 points) of occupied homes in Ferry Pass heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ferry Pass CDP, Florida

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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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