How are homes heated in Ponce Inlet, FL?

Name: Heating fuel in Ponce Inlet, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Ponce Inlet, used by 95.3% (±4.0 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±2.9 points)
Electricity: 95.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Ponce Inlet

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Ponce Inlet	Volusia County	Florida	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±2.9 points)	4.2%	5.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.2%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	95.3% (±4.0 points)	92.9%	90.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.5% (±3.8 points)	0.8%	0.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.1%	0.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.7%	0.5%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.2% (±1.4 points)	1.2%	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 Ponce Inlet, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Volusia County (0.2%).

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

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

In Ponce Inlet, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Volusia County (92.9%).

It is also higher than in Florida (90.4%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Ponce Inlet

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ponce Inlet
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Ponce Inlet	—	95.3% (±4.0 points)	—
New Smyrna Beach	4.6 mi	90.8% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Port Orange	5.1 mi	94.7% (±0.9 points)	Not measurably different
Glencoe	5.8 mi	91.6% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Daytona Beach Shores	6.2 mi	92.7% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
South Daytona	6.8 mi	94.6% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Samsula-Spruce Creek	8.4 mi	92.9% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Edgewater	9.6 mi	97.1% (±1.3 points)	Not measurably different
Daytona Beach	12 mi	91.8% (±1.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New Smyrna Beach, FL (90.8%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
12 (tie)	Glencoe	0.0% (±8.5 points)
12 (tie)	Lake Helen	0.0% (±5.1 points)
12 (tie)	New Smyrna Beach	0.0% (±0.1 points)
12 (tie)	North DeLand	0.0% (±10.0 points)
12 (tie)	Oak Hill	0.0% (±6.9 points)
12 (tie)	Orange City	0.0% (±0.8 points)
12 (tie)	Ponce Inlet	0.0% (±2.9 points)
12 (tie)	Samsula-Spruce Creek	0.0% (±2.5 points)
12 (tie)	West DeLand	0.0% (±3.8 points)

Showing 9 of 24 places in Volusia 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 Ponce Inlet

What is the most common way to heat a home in Ponce Inlet?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Ponce Inlet, used by 95.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Ponce Inlet heat with oil?

0.0% (±2.9 points) of occupied homes in Ponce Inlet use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Ponce Inlet have electric heat?

95.3% (±4.0 points) of occupied homes in Ponce Inlet heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ponce Inlet town, 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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