How are homes heated in Fern Forest, HI?

Name: Heating fuel in Fern Forest, HI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Most occupied homes in Fern Forest use no heating fuel: 61.5% (±11.9 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

5.1% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±5.8 points)
Electricity: 5.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Fern Forest

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Fern Forest	Hawaii County	Hawaii	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±5.8 points)	1.4%	3.2%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±5.8 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	5.1% (±4.3 points)	26.4%	43.1%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	21.3% (±11.1 points)	4.8%	1.9%	4.9%
Wood	5.9% (±4.7 points)	1.1%	0.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	6.2% (±5.2 points)	3.8%	4.7%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±5.8 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±5.8 points)	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	61.5% (±11.9 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 Forest, 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 Forest, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in 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 Forest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fern Forest
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Fern Forest	—	5.1% (±4.3 points)	—
Eden Roc	3.0 mi	10.4% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Fern Acres	4.6 mi	26.7% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Mountain View	5.9 mi	35.4% (±10.7 points)	Higher
Hawaiian Acres	7.1 mi	5.6% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Kurtistown	9.3 mi	41.4% (±11.3 points)	Higher
Ainaloa	9.8 mi	23.9% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Orchidlands Estates	10.0 mi	21.5% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Keaau	12 mi	32.2% (±8.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fern Acres, HI (26.7%), Mountain View, HI (35.4%), 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)
2 (tie)	Hawi	0.0% (±4.6 points)

Showing 12 of 35 places in Hawaii County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fern Forest 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 Forest

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

Most occupied homes in Fern Forest use no heating fuel: 61.5% (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Fern Forest heat with oil?

0.0% (±5.8 points) of occupied homes in Fern Forest use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Fern Forest have electric heat?

5.1% (±4.3 points) of occupied homes in Fern Forest heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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