How are homes heated in Nanawale Estates, HI?

Name: Heating fuel in Nanawale Estates, HI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Most occupied homes in Nanawale Estates use no heating fuel: 77.7% (±7.9 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

19.0% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±4.6 points)
Electricity: 19.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Nanawale Estates

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Nanawale Estates	Hawaii County	Hawaii	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±4.6 points)	1.4%	3.2%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±4.6 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	19.0% (±7.6 points)	26.4%	43.1%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.3% (±3.4 points)	4.8%	1.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±4.6 points)	1.1%	0.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±4.6 points)	3.8%	4.7%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±4.6 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±4.6 points)	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	77.7% (±7.9 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 Nanawale Estates, 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 Nanawale Estates, 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 Nanawale Estates

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Nanawale Estates
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Nanawale Estates	—	19.0% (±7.6 points)	—
Pahoa	2.3 mi	23.3% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different
Leilani Estates	2.6 mi	19.0% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hawaiian Beaches	3.1 mi	28.5% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Ainaloa	5.6 mi	23.9% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hawaiian Paradise Park	7.1 mi	19.8% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Orchidlands Estates	7.7 mi	21.5% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hawaiian Acres	9.3 mi	5.6% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Fern Acres	11 mi	26.7% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hawaiian Acres, HI (5.6%).

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
2 (tie)	Kapaau	0.0% (±4.5 points)
2 (tie)	Keaau	0.0% (±6.6 points)
2 (tie)	Kealakekua	0.0% (±5.5 points)
2 (tie)	Kurtistown	0.0% (±3.3 points)
2 (tie)	Leilani Estates	0.0% (±4.5 points)
2 (tie)	Mountain View	0.0% (±2.5 points)
2 (tie)	Nanawale Estates	0.0% (±4.6 points)
2 (tie)	Orchidlands Estates	0.0% (±2.9 points)
2 (tie)	Pahala	0.0% (±7.1 points)
2 (tie)	Pahoa	0.0% (±8.3 points)
2 (tie)	Papaikou	0.0% (±8.3 points)
2 (tie)	Pepeekeo	0.0% (±5.9 points)
2 (tie)	Waikoloa Village	0.0% (±1.3 points)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Hawaii County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Nanawale Estates 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 Nanawale Estates

What is the most common way to heat a home in Nanawale Estates?

Most occupied homes in Nanawale Estates use no heating fuel: 77.7% (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Nanawale Estates heat with oil?

0.0% (±4.6 points) of occupied homes in Nanawale Estates use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Nanawale Estates have electric heat?

19.0% (±7.6 points) of occupied homes in Nanawale Estates heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Nanawale Estates CDP, Hawaii (place:53975, in state:15).

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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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