How are homes heated in Meadow Woods, FL?

Name: Heating fuel in Meadow Woods, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Meadow Woods, used by 86.9% (±3.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

3.2% heat with utility gas.

0.5% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 3.2% (±1.6 points)
Electricity: 86.9%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.5%

Heating fuel in Meadow Woods

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Meadow Woods	Orange County	Florida	United States
Utility gas	3.2% (±1.6 points)	5.1%	5.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.5% (±0.6 points)	0.2%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	86.9% (±3.6 points)	90.9%	90.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.6% (±0.7 points)	0.7%	0.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.0%	0.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	3.1% (±2.0 points)	1.1%	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)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	5.6% (±2.7 points)	1.9%	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 Meadow Woods, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Orange County (0.2%).

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

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

In Meadow Woods, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Orange County (90.9%).

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 Meadow Woods

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Meadow Woods
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Meadow Woods	—	86.9% (±3.6 points)	—
Buenaventura Lakes	2.9 mi	89.6% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Southchase	3.5 mi	89.9% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Taft	4.4 mi	96.1% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Orlando	5.4 mi	91.8% (±0.7 points)	Higher
Pine Castle	6.1 mi	79.6% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Hunters Creek	6.3 mi	94.9% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Belle Isle	6.4 mi	93.0% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Sky Lake	7.0 mi	67.2% (±13.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pine Castle, FL (79.6%), Sky Lake, FL (67.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Taft, FL (96.1%), Orlando, FL (91.8%), Hunters Creek, FL (94.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Clarcona	22.3% (±28.6 points)
2	Holden Lakes	1.3% (±2.1 points)
3	Bay Hill	1.1% (±1.7 points)
4 (tie)	Pine Castle	0.6% (±0.8 points)
4 (tie)	South Apopka	0.6% (±0.9 points)
6	Meadow Woods	0.5% (±0.6 points)
7 (tie)	Edgewood	0.3% (±0.7 points)
7 (tie)	Winter Garden	0.3% (±0.4 points)
9 (tie)	Alafaya	0.2% (±0.2 points)
9 (tie)	Conway	0.2% (±0.4 points)
9 (tie)	Fairview Shores	0.2% (±0.3 points)
9 (tie)	Hunters Creek	0.2% (±0.3 points)

Showing 12 of 48 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Meadow Woods 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 Meadow Woods

What is the most common way to heat a home in Meadow Woods?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Meadow Woods, used by 86.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Meadow Woods heat with oil?

0.5% (±0.6 points) of occupied homes in Meadow Woods use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Meadow Woods have electric heat?

86.9% (±3.6 points) of occupied homes in Meadow Woods heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Meadow Woods 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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