How are homes heated in Carlyle, IL?

Name: Heating fuel in Carlyle, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Carlyle, used by 85.3% (±5.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

10.0% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 85.3% (±5.6 points)
Electricity: 10.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Carlyle

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Carlyle	Clinton County	Illinois	United States
Utility gas	85.3% (±5.6 points)	52.4%	75.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.4%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	10.0% (±4.8 points)	26.6%	18.6%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.4% (±2.6 points)	17.4%	4.2%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.8%	0.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.9 points)	1.4%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.3% (±2.0 points)	0.8%	0.8%	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 Carlyle, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Clinton County (0.4%).

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

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

In Carlyle, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Clinton County (26.6%).

It is also lower than in Illinois (18.6%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Carlyle

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carlyle
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Carlyle	—	10.0% (±4.8 points)	—
Carlyle Township	1.2 mi	16.3% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Beckemeyer	3.3 mi	29.5% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Wade Township (Clinton County)	3.4 mi	24.4% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Huey	4.8 mi	8.3% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Clement Township	5.1 mi	10.8% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Wheatfield Township	5.9 mi	27.1% (±14.2 points)	Higher
Irishtown Township	5.9 mi	29.5% (±13.3 points)	Higher
Santa Fe Township	7.3 mi	28.5% (±7.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Beckemeyer, IL (29.5%), Wade Township (Clinton County), IL (24.4%), Wheatfield Township, IL (27.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
5	Carlyle Township	0.5% (±0.9 points)
6 (tie)	Albers	0.0% (±6.7 points)
6 (tie)	Aviston	0.0% (±4.4 points)
6 (tie)	Bartelso	0.0% (±10.5 points)
6 (tie)	Beckemeyer	0.0% (±7.7 points)
6 (tie)	Breese	0.0% (±2.0 points)
6 (tie)	Carlyle	0.0% (±2.9 points)
6 (tie)	Damiansville	0.0% (±16.4 points)
6 (tie)	Germantown	0.0% (±6.1 points)
6 (tie)	Hoffman	0.0% (±15.4 points)
6 (tie)	Huey	0.0% (±46.0 points)
6 (tie)	Keyesport	0.0% (±15.2 points)
6 (tie)	New Baden	0.0% (±2.8 points)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Clinton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Carlyle

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Carlyle, used by 85.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Carlyle heat with oil?

0.0% (±2.9 points) of occupied homes in Carlyle use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Carlyle have electric heat?

10.0% (±4.8 points) of occupied homes in Carlyle heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

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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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