How are homes heated in Myrtle Grove, FL?

Name: Heating fuel in Myrtle Grove, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Myrtle Grove, used by 84.3% (±3.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

12.1% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 12.1% (±3.1 points)
Electricity: 84.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Myrtle Grove

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Myrtle Grove	Escambia County	Florida	United States
Utility gas	12.1% (±3.1 points)	19.0%	5.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	84.3% (±3.7 points)	77.6%	90.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.7% (±1.0 points)	1.1%	0.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.6% (±0.9 points)	0.4%	0.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.9% (±0.8 points)	0.6%	0.5%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.4% (±1.1 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 Myrtle Grove, 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 Myrtle Grove, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in 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 Myrtle Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Myrtle Grove
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Myrtle Grove	—	84.3% (±3.7 points)	—
Warrington	2.1 mi	76.9% (±4.8 points)	Lower
West Pensacola	2.2 mi	80.3% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bellview	3.5 mi	78.2% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Pensacola Station	4.5 mi	97.1% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Goulding	4.7 mi	84.0% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Brent	5.0 mi	77.8% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Pensacola	6.9 mi	71.7% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Lillian	7.0 mi	97.2% (±4.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Warrington, FL (76.9%), Bellview, FL (78.2%), Brent, FL (77.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pensacola Station, FL (97.1%), Lillian, AL (97.2%).

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
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)
5 (tie)	Warrington	0.0% (±0.8 points)

Showing 10 of 13 places in Escambia County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Myrtle Grove 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 Myrtle Grove

What is the most common way to heat a home in Myrtle Grove?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Myrtle Grove, used by 84.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Myrtle Grove heat with oil?

0.0% (±0.9 points) of occupied homes in Myrtle Grove use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Myrtle Grove have electric heat?

84.3% (±3.7 points) of occupied homes in Myrtle Grove heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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