How are homes heated in Rainbow Park, FL?

Name: Heating fuel in Rainbow Park, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Rainbow Park, used by 96.3% (±4.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.1% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.1% (±1.7 points)
Electricity: 96.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Rainbow Park

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Rainbow Park	Marion County	Florida	United States
Utility gas	1.1% (±1.7 points)	9.6%	5.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±6.9 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	96.3% (±4.2 points)	86.8%	90.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±6.9 points)	1.3%	0.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±6.9 points)	0.3%	0.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±6.9 points)	0.4%	0.5%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±6.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±6.9 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	2.6% (±3.9 points)	1.3%	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 Rainbow Park, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Marion County (0.1%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.9%).

In Rainbow Park, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Marion County (86.8%).

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 Rainbow Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rainbow Park
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Rainbow Park	—	96.3% (±4.2 points)	—
Ocala Estates	4.1 mi	96.0% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
On Top of the World	6.2 mi	69.2% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Rainbow Springs	6.7 mi	99.3% (±1.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dunnellon	8.2 mi	97.4% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Rainbow Lakes Estates	8.8 mi	98.2% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Liberty Triangle	11 mi	95.9% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ocala	13 mi	81.6% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Citrus Springs	13 mi	94.8% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: On Top of the World, FL (69.2%), Ocala, FL (81.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
4 (tie)	Liberty Triangle	0.0% (±0.5 points)
4 (tie)	McIntosh	0.0% (±29.1 points)
4 (tie)	Ocala Estates	0.0% (±8.3 points)
4 (tie)	Ocklawaha	0.0% (±6.4 points)
4 (tie)	On Top of the World	0.0% (±0.6 points)
4 (tie)	Rainbow Lakes Estates	0.0% (±3.5 points)
4 (tie)	Rainbow Park	0.0% (±6.9 points)
4 (tie)	Rainbow Springs	0.0% (±1.8 points)
4 (tie)	Silver Springs	0.0% (±3.7 points)
4 (tie)	Silver Springs Shores	0.0% (±0.5 points)
4 (tie)	Silver Springs Shores East	0.0% (±7.4 points)

Showing 11 of 17 places in Marion County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Rainbow Park 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 Rainbow Park

What is the most common way to heat a home in Rainbow Park?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Rainbow Park, used by 96.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Rainbow Park heat with oil?

0.0% (±6.9 points) of occupied homes in Rainbow Park use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Rainbow Park have electric heat?

96.3% (±4.2 points) of occupied homes in Rainbow Park heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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