How are homes heated in Pleasant Plains, IL?

Name: Heating fuel in Pleasant Plains, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Pleasant Plains, used by 79.4% (±6.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

20.0% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 79.4% (±6.5 points)
Electricity: 20.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Pleasant Plains

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Pleasant Plains	Sangamon County	Illinois	United States
Utility gas	79.4% (±6.5 points)	73.2%	75.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±10.2 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	20.0% (±6.5 points)	21.3%	18.6%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.6% (±1.1 points)	4.5%	4.2%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±10.2 points)	0.1%	0.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±10.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±10.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±10.2 points)	0.4%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±10.2 points)	0.3%	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 Pleasant Plains, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Sangamon County (0.1%).

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

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

In Pleasant Plains, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Sangamon County (21.3%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (18.6%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Pleasant Plains

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pleasant Plains
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Pleasant Plains	—	20.0% (±6.5 points)	—
Cartwright Township	2.4 mi	24.7% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ashland	4.8 mi	9.6% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Tallula	5.0 mi	13.3% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ashland Township	6.2 mi	9.5% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Island Grove Township	7.8 mi	35.5% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Gardner Township	8.1 mi	23.4% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Berlin	8.2 mi	17.5% (±20.5 points)	Not measurably different
New Berlin	10 mi	21.6% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ashland, IL (9.6%), Ashland Township, IL (9.5%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
5 (tie)	Jerome	0.0% (±3.9 points)
5 (tie)	Leland Grove	0.0% (±5.3 points)
5 (tie)	Loami	0.0% (±11.3 points)
5 (tie)	Mechanicsburg	0.0% (±12.5 points)
5 (tie)	New Berlin	0.0% (±5.8 points)
5 (tie)	Pawnee	0.0% (±3.1 points)
5 (tie)	Pleasant Plains	0.0% (±10.2 points)
5 (tie)	Riverton	0.0% (±2.2 points)
5 (tie)	Rochester	0.0% (±2.6 points)
5 (tie)	Sherman	0.0% (±2.3 points)
5 (tie)	Southern View	0.0% (±4.5 points)
5 (tie)	Spaulding	0.0% (±9.1 points)
5 (tie)	Thayer	0.0% (±13.8 points)

Showing 13 of 51 places in Sangamon 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 Pleasant Plains

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Pleasant Plains, used by 79.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Pleasant Plains heat with oil?

0.0% (±10.2 points) of occupied homes in Pleasant Plains use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Pleasant Plains have electric heat?

20.0% (±6.5 points) of occupied homes in Pleasant Plains heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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