How are homes heated in Fort Meade, FL?

Name: Heating fuel in Fort Meade, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Fort Meade, used by 90.5% (±3.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

7.4% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 7.4% (±2.9 points)
Electricity: 90.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Fort Meade

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Fort Meade	Polk County	Florida	United States
Utility gas	7.4% (±2.9 points)	3.3%	5.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±2.4 points)	0.2%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	90.5% (±3.4 points)	93.1%	90.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±2.4 points)	0.8%	0.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.4 points)	0.1%	0.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.4 points)	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.4 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	2.1% (±2.2 points)	1.6%	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 Fort Meade, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Polk County (0.2%).

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

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

In Fort Meade, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Polk County (93.1%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (90.4%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Fort Meade

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Meade
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Fort Meade	—	90.5% (±3.4 points)	—
Bartow	8.4 mi	94.7% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Bowling Green	8.9 mi	95.1% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Alturas	9.2 mi	85.8% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Crooked Lake Park	14 mi	96.1% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Wahneta	14 mi	92.4% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Highland City	14 mi	98.6% (±0.9 points)	Higher
Eagle Lake	15 mi	94.0% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mulberry	15 mi	97.7% (±2.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bartow, FL (94.7%), Crooked Lake Park, FL (96.1%), Highland City, FL (98.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
6 (tie)	Combee Settlement	0.0% (±2.7 points)
6 (tie)	Crooked Lake Park	0.0% (±5.8 points)
6 (tie)	Crystal Lake	0.0% (±2.5 points)
6 (tie)	Cypress Gardens	0.0% (±1.3 points)
6 (tie)	Dundee	0.0% (±2.6 points)
6 (tie)	Eagle Lake	0.0% (±4.2 points)
6 (tie)	Fort Meade	0.0% (±2.4 points)
6 (tie)	Frostproof	0.0% (±3.7 points)
6 (tie)	Fuller Heights	0.0% (±1.4 points)
6 (tie)	Fussels Corner	0.0% (±2.0 points)
6 (tie)	Grenelefe	0.0% (±5.2 points)
6 (tie)	Haines City	0.0% (±0.5 points)
6 (tie)	Highland City	0.0% (±1.1 points)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Polk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Fort Meade

What is the most common way to heat a home in Fort Meade?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Fort Meade, used by 90.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Fort Meade heat with oil?

0.0% (±2.4 points) of occupied homes in Fort Meade use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Fort Meade have electric heat?

90.5% (±3.4 points) of occupied homes in Fort Meade heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Meade city, 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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