How are homes heated in Miami Township (Miami County), KS?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Miami Township (Miami County), used by 65.7% (±19.0 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

10.6% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
10.6% (±13.5 points)
Electricity
65.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene
0.0%

Heating fuel in Miami Township (Miami County)

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostMiami Township (Miami County)Miami CountyKansasUnited States
Utility gas10.6% (±13.5 points)35.2%63.1%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.0.0% (±8.2 points)0.0%0.2%3.9%
Electricity65.7% (±19.0 points)49.2%26.9%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)21.1% (±14.8 points)13.3%7.8%4.9%
Wood2.6% (±4.6 points)1.7%1.2%1.4%
Solar energy0.0% (±8.2 points)0.1%0.1%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±8.2 points)0.0%0.0%0.1%
Other fuel0.0% (±8.2 points)0.3%0.5%0.5%
No fuel used0.0% (±8.2 points)0.2%0.3%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 Miami Township (Miami County), the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Miami County (0.0%).

It is not measurably different from Kansas (0.2%).

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

In Miami Township (Miami County), the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Miami County (49.2%).

It is also higher than in Kansas (26.9%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Miami Township (Miami County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Miami Township (Miami County)
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
Miami Township (Miami County)—65.7% (±19.0 points)—
Sugar Creek Township5.1 mi65.1% (±20.4 points)Not measurably different
Linn Valley5.8 mi66.0% (±10.0 points)Not measurably different
Fontana6.0 mi41.7% (±19.0 points)Not measurably different
Osage Township (Miami County)6.8 mi40.8% (±16.3 points)Not measurably different
La Cygne7.5 mi44.2% (±10.4 points)Not measurably different
Valley Township (Miami County)7.7 mi54.6% (±14.7 points)Not measurably different
Drexel8.2 mi32.7% (±9.4 points)Lower
Middle Creek Township8.2 mi49.6% (±13.5 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Drexel, MO (32.7%).

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

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

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)Fontana0.0% (±26.3 points)
1 (tie)Louisburg0.0% (±1.4 points)
1 (tie)Osawatomie0.0% (±1.9 points)
1 (tie)Paola0.0% (±1.1 points)
1 (tie)Marysville Township (Miami County)0.0% (±3.4 points)
1 (tie)Miami Township (Miami County)0.0% (±8.2 points)
1 (tie)Middle Creek Township0.0% (±4.0 points)
1 (tie)Mound Township (Miami County)0.0% (±8.3 points)
1 (tie)Osage Township (Miami County)0.0% (±10.7 points)
1 (tie)Osawatomie Township0.0% (±7.0 points)
1 (tie)Paola Township0.0% (±7.9 points)
1 (tie)Richland Township (Miami County)0.0% (±3.7 points)

Showing 12 of 17 places in Miami 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 Miami Township (Miami County)

What is the most common way to heat a home in Miami Township (Miami County)?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Miami Township (Miami County), used by 65.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Miami Township (Miami County) heat with oil?

0.0% (±8.2 points) of occupied homes in Miami Township (Miami County) use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Miami Township (Miami County) have electric heat?

65.7% (±19.0 points) of occupied homes in Miami Township (Miami County) heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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 Miami township, Miami County, Kansas (county subdivision:46100, in state:20 county:121).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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