How are homes heated in Glenvar Heights, FL?

Name: Heating fuel in Glenvar Heights, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Glenvar Heights, used by 87.2% (±2.9 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

4.8% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 4.8% (±2.1 points)
Electricity: 87.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Glenvar Heights

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Glenvar Heights	Miami-Dade County	Florida	United States
Utility gas	4.8% (±2.1 points)	3.1%	5.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±0.6 points)	0.2%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	87.2% (±2.9 points)	91.0%	90.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.0% (±1.0 points)	0.5%	0.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±0.6 points)	0.0%	0.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.5% (±0.5 points)	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.6 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±0.6 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	6.6% (±2.3 points)	4.9%	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 Glenvar Heights, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Miami-Dade County (0.2%).

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

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

In Glenvar Heights, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Miami-Dade County (91.0%).

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 Glenvar Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Glenvar Heights
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Glenvar Heights	—	87.2% (±2.9 points)	—
South Miami	1.3 mi	89.2% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Olympia Heights	1.9 mi	92.4% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Sunset	2.3 mi	90.0% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Coral Terrace	2.6 mi	90.9% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Pinecrest	3.1 mi	89.5% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Westchester	3.4 mi	90.7% (±1.8 points)	Higher
Westwood Lakes	3.5 mi	95.8% (±1.6 points)	Higher
West Miami	3.5 mi	90.0% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Olympia Heights, FL (92.4%), Westchester, FL (90.7%), Westwood Lakes, FL (95.8%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across Miami-Dade County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
34 (tie)	Bay Harbor Islands	0.0% (±2.5 points)
34 (tie)	Biscayne Park	0.0% (±5.3 points)
34 (tie)	Doral	0.0% (±0.2 points)
34 (tie)	El Portal	0.0% (±6.4 points)
34 (tie)	Fisher Island	0.0% (±12.0 points)
34 (tie)	Florida City	0.0% (±1.3 points)
34 (tie)	Glenvar Heights	0.0% (±0.6 points)
34 (tie)	Golden Beach	0.0% (±21.0 points)
34 (tie)	Goulds	0.0% (±1.2 points)
34 (tie)	Hialeah Gardens	0.0% (±0.7 points)
34 (tie)	Homestead Base	0.0% (±21.6 points)
34 (tie)	Indian Creek	0.0% (±97.3 points)
34 (tie)	Ives Estates	0.0% (±0.5 points)

Showing 13 of 70 places in Miami-Dade County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Glenvar Heights 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 Glenvar Heights

What is the most common way to heat a home in Glenvar Heights?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Glenvar Heights, used by 87.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Glenvar Heights heat with oil?

0.0% (±0.6 points) of occupied homes in Glenvar Heights use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Glenvar Heights have electric heat?

87.2% (±2.9 points) of occupied homes in Glenvar Heights heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Glenvar Heights CDP, Florida (place:26100, in state:12).

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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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