How are homes heated in Fern Acres, HI?

Name: Heating fuel in Fern Acres, HI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Most occupied homes in Fern Acres use no heating fuel: 68.0% (±10.5 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

26.7% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±4.7 points)
Electricity: 26.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Fern Acres

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Fern Acres	Hawaii County	Hawaii	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±4.7 points)	1.4%	3.2%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±4.7 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	26.7% (±9.1 points)	26.4%	43.1%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.8% (±3.1 points)	4.8%	1.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±4.7 points)	1.1%	0.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	2.5% (±3.3 points)	3.8%	4.7%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±4.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±4.7 points)	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	68.0% (±10.5 points)	62.1%	46.7%	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 Fern Acres, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Hawaii County (0.0%).

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

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

In Fern Acres, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Hawaii County (26.4%).

It is also lower than in Hawaii (43.1%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Fern Acres

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fern Acres
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Fern Acres	—	26.7% (±9.1 points)	—
Eden Roc	1.6 mi	10.4% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Hawaiian Acres	2.5 mi	5.6% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Fern Forest	4.6 mi	5.1% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Orchidlands Estates	5.4 mi	21.5% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kurtistown	5.4 mi	41.4% (±11.3 points)	Higher
Ainaloa	5.6 mi	23.9% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Mountain View	7.1 mi	35.4% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Keaau	8.2 mi	32.2% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Eden Roc, HI (10.4%), Hawaiian Acres, HI (5.6%), Fern Forest, HI (5.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kurtistown, HI (41.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Discovery Harbour	0.6% (±0.8 points)
2 (tie)	Ainaloa	0.0% (±2.0 points)
2 (tie)	Captain Cook	0.0% (±3.3 points)
2 (tie)	Eden Roc	0.0% (±7.4 points)
2 (tie)	Fern Acres	0.0% (±4.7 points)
2 (tie)	Fern Forest	0.0% (±5.8 points)
2 (tie)	Halaula	0.0% (±13.2 points)
2 (tie)	Hawaiian Acres	0.0% (±2.3 points)
2 (tie)	Hawaiian Beaches	0.0% (±2.1 points)
2 (tie)	Hawaiian Ocean View	0.0% (±1.7 points)
2 (tie)	Hawaiian Paradise Park	0.0% (±0.7 points)

Showing 11 of 35 places in Hawaii County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fern Acres 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 Fern Acres

What is the most common way to heat a home in Fern Acres?

Most occupied homes in Fern Acres use no heating fuel: 68.0% (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Fern Acres heat with oil?

0.0% (±4.7 points) of occupied homes in Fern Acres use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Fern Acres have electric heat?

26.7% (±9.1 points) of occupied homes in Fern Acres heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fern Acres CDP, Hawaii

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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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