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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Scott Township (Bourbon County), used by 40.3% (±12.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

23.8% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
23.8% (±11.6 points)
Electricity
40.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene
0.0%

Heating fuel in Scott Township (Bourbon County)

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostScott Township (Bourbon County)Bourbon CountyKansasUnited States
Utility gas23.8% (±11.6 points)50.6%63.1%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.0.0% (±3.2 points)0.0%0.2%3.9%
Electricity40.3% (±12.4 points)30.9%26.9%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)29.7% (±9.5 points)13.3%7.8%4.9%
Wood4.9% (±2.9 points)4.5%1.2%1.4%
Solar energy0.0% (±3.2 points)0.1%0.1%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±3.2 points)0.0%0.0%0.1%
Other fuel0.0% (±3.2 points)0.3%0.5%0.5%
No fuel used1.3% (±2.5 points)0.3%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 Scott Township (Bourbon County), the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Bourbon County (0.0%).

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

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

In Scott Township (Bourbon County), the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Bourbon County (30.9%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Scott Township (Bourbon County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Scott Township (Bourbon County)
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
Scott Township (Bourbon County)—40.3% (±12.4 points)—
Fort Scott1.3 mi28.9% (±6.1 points)Not measurably different
Coal Township6.5 mi33.0% (±24.7 points)Not measurably different
Drywood Township7.3 mi32.4% (±18.5 points)Not measurably different
Marmaton Township (Bourbon County)7.3 mi33.0% (±13.9 points)Not measurably different
Richland Township (Vernon County)8.0 mi55.0% (±28.4 points)Not measurably different
Richards8.8 mi60.6% (±33.8 points)Not measurably different
Deerfield9.5 mi40.7% (±41.8 points)Not measurably different
Osage Township (Bourbon County)10 mi12.9% (±18.7 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Osage Township (Bourbon County), KS (12.9%).

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

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

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)Freedom Township (Bourbon County)0.0% (±15.2 points)
1 (tie)Marion Township (Bourbon County)0.0% (±6.2 points)
1 (tie)Marmaton Township (Bourbon County)0.0% (±14.3 points)
1 (tie)Mill Creek Township (Bourbon County)0.0% (±17.4 points)
1 (tie)Osage Township (Bourbon County)0.0% (±33.3 points)
1 (tie)Pawnee Township (Bourbon County)0.0% (±25.9 points)
1 (tie)Scott Township (Bourbon County)0.0% (±3.2 points)
1 (tie)Timberhill Township0.0% (±37.4 points)
1 (tie)Walnut Township (Bourbon County)0.0% (±39.5 points)

Showing 9 of 17 places in Bourbon 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 Scott Township (Bourbon County)

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Scott Township (Bourbon County), used by 40.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

0.0% (±3.2 points) of occupied homes in Scott Township (Bourbon County) use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

40.3% (±12.4 points) of occupied homes in Scott Township (Bourbon 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 Scott township, Bourbon County, Kansas (county subdivision:63500, in state:20 county:011).

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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