How are homes heated in Pine Castle, FL?

Name: Heating fuel in Pine Castle, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Pine Castle, used by 79.6% (±6.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

12.0% heat with utility gas.

0.6% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 12.0% (±4.6 points)
Electricity: 79.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.6%

Heating fuel in Pine Castle

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Pine Castle	Orange County	Florida	United States
Utility gas	12.0% (±4.6 points)	5.1%	5.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.6% (±0.8 points)	0.2%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	79.6% (±6.1 points)	90.9%	90.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.6% (±1.7 points)	0.7%	0.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.5 points)	0.0%	0.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.3% (±0.5 points)	1.1%	0.5%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.5 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	4.9% (±3.2 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 Pine Castle, 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 Pine Castle, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Orange County (90.9%).

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 Pine Castle

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pine Castle
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Pine Castle	—	79.6% (±6.1 points)	—
Belle Isle	1.3 mi	93.0% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Sky Lake	1.3 mi	67.2% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Taft	1.8 mi	96.1% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Edgewood	1.9 mi	93.9% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Oak Ridge	3.1 mi	95.0% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Holden Lakes	3.2 mi	93.7% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Conway	3.7 mi	95.4% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Tangelo Park	4.7 mi	91.1% (±7.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Belle Isle, FL (93.0%), Taft, FL (96.1%), Edgewood, FL (93.9%).

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)

Showing 10 of 48 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Pine Castle 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 Pine Castle

What is the most common way to heat a home in Pine Castle?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Pine Castle, used by 79.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Pine Castle heat with oil?

0.6% (±0.8 points) of occupied homes in Pine Castle use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Pine Castle have electric heat?

79.6% (±6.1 points) of occupied homes in Pine Castle heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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