How are homes heated in Mountain Home AFB, ID?

Name: Heating fuel in Mountain Home AFB, ID, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Mountain Home AFB, used by 49.7% (±10.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

46.2% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 46.2% (±10.5 points)
Electricity: 49.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Mountain Home AFB

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Mountain Home AFB	Elmore County	Idaho	United States
Utility gas	46.2% (±10.5 points)	53.4%	51.6%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±3.9 points)	0.2%	1.2%	3.9%
Electricity	49.7% (±10.6 points)	33.5%	35.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.3% (±2.0 points)	6.2%	5.3%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±3.9 points)	5.2%	5.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.9 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.8% (±2.4 points)	0.4%	0.7%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±3.9 points)	0.8%	0.4%	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 Mountain Home AFB, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Elmore County (0.2%).

It is not measurably different from Idaho (1.2%).

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

In Mountain Home AFB, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Elmore County (33.5%).

It is also higher than in Idaho (35.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Mountain Home AFB

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mountain Home AFB
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Mountain Home AFB	—	49.7% (±10.6 points)	—
Mountain Home	10 mi	25.2% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Grand View	12 mi	65.1% (±17.9 points)	Not measurably different
Glenns Ferry	29 mi	50.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Melba	40 mi	81.2% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Boise City	42 mi	33.4% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Kuna	43 mi	23.3% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Robie Creek	43 mi	43.0% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bliss	47 mi	76.4% (±21.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mountain Home, ID (25.2%), Boise City, ID (33.4%), Kuna, ID (23.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Melba, ID (81.2%), Bliss, ID (76.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Mountain Home	0.1% (±0.2 points)
2 (tie)	Glenns Ferry	0.0% (±6.5 points)
2 (tie)	Mountain Home AFB	0.0% (±3.9 points)

Mountain Home AFB 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 Mountain Home AFB

What is the most common way to heat a home in Mountain Home AFB?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Mountain Home AFB, used by 49.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Mountain Home AFB heat with oil?

0.0% (±3.9 points) of occupied homes in Mountain Home AFB use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Mountain Home AFB have electric heat?

49.7% (±10.6 points) of occupied homes in Mountain Home AFB heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mountain Home AFB CDP, Idaho

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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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