How are homes heated in Plains, KS?

Name: Heating fuel in Plains, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Plains, used by 85.3% (±5.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

13.4% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 85.3% (±5.3 points)
Electricity: 13.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Plains

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Plains	Meade County	Kansas	United States
Utility gas	85.3% (±5.3 points)	66.2%	63.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.0%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	13.4% (±5.1 points)	19.2%	26.9%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.3% (±1.4 points)	12.9%	7.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.8%	1.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.7%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.1%	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 Plains, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Meade County (0.0%).

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

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

In Plains, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Meade County (19.2%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Plains

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plains
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Plains	—	13.4% (±5.1 points)	—
West Plains Township	3.1 mi	13.0% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Kismet	7.4 mi	23.6% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mertilla Township	10 mi	0.0% (±37.4 points)	Not measurably different
Cimarron Township (Meade County)	12 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Meade Center Township	13 mi	23.3% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Fargo Township	13 mi	16.2% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Meade	14 mi	26.7% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Seward Township	15 mi	11.4% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Meade Center Township, KS (23.3%), Meade, KS (26.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Fowler	0.0% (±12.4 points)
1 (tie)	Meade	0.0% (±5.1 points)
1 (tie)	Plains	0.0% (±7.4 points)
1 (tie)	Cimarron Township (Meade County)	0.0% (±100.0 points)
1 (tie)	Crooked Creek Township	0.0% (±36.3 points)
1 (tie)	Meade Center Township	0.0% (±4.3 points)
1 (tie)	Mertilla Township	0.0% (±37.4 points)
1 (tie)	Sand Creek Township	0.0% (±71.2 points)
1 (tie)	West Plains Township	0.0% (±7.2 points)

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 Plains

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

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

How many homes in Plains heat with oil?

0.0% (±7.4 points) of occupied homes in Plains use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Plains have electric heat?

13.4% (±5.1 points) of occupied homes in Plains heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

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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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