How are homes heated in Hickam Housing, HI?

Name: Heating fuel in Hickam Housing, HI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Hickam Housing, used by 61.9% (±6.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

3.4% heat with utility gas.

0.8% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 3.4% (±2.3 points)
Electricity: 61.9%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.8%

Heating fuel in Hickam Housing

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Hickam Housing	Honolulu County	Hawaii	United States
Utility gas	3.4% (±2.3 points)	3.9%	3.2%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.8% (±1.2 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	61.9% (±6.8 points)	48.2%	43.1%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±1.2 points)	1.0%	1.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.5% (±0.8 points)	0.0%	0.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	7.5% (±3.4 points)	4.6%	4.7%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	26.0% (±6.1 points)	42.2%	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 Hickam Housing, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Honolulu County (0.1%).

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

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

In Hickam Housing, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Honolulu County (48.2%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Hickam Housing

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hickam Housing
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Hickam Housing	—	61.9% (±6.8 points)	—
Iroquois Point	1.6 mi	43.1% (±10.7 points)	Lower
Ewa Beach	3.6 mi	66.6% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Halawa	3.8 mi	48.0% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Aiea	4.2 mi	50.1% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Waimalu	4.4 mi	54.5% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ewa Gentry	4.6 mi	48.8% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Ocean Pointe	4.8 mi	62.5% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pearl City	5.0 mi	51.9% (±2.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Iroquois Point, HI (43.1%), Halawa, HI (48.0%), Aiea, HI (50.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Hickam Housing	0.8% (±1.2 points)
2 (tie)	East Honolulu	0.1% (±0.1 points)
2 (tie)	Mililani Town	0.1% (±0.1 points)
2 (tie)	Pearl City	0.1% (±0.1 points)
2 (tie)	Royal Kunia	0.1% (±0.2 points)
2 (tie)	Honolulu	0.1% (±0.1 points)
2 (tie)	Waipahu	0.1% (±0.1 points)

Showing 7 of 51 places in Honolulu County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Hickam Housing 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 Hickam Housing

What is the most common way to heat a home in Hickam Housing?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Hickam Housing, used by 61.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Hickam Housing heat with oil?

0.8% (±1.2 points) of occupied homes in Hickam Housing use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Hickam Housing have electric heat?

61.9% (±6.8 points) of occupied homes in Hickam Housing heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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