How are homes heated in Smoky View Township, KS?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Smoky View Township, used by 44.9% (±13.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

8.0% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
44.9% (±13.5 points)
Electricity
8.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene
0.0%

Heating fuel in Smoky View Township

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostSmoky View TownshipSaline CountyKansasUnited States
Utility gas44.9% (±13.5 points)62.8%63.1%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.0.0% (±9.5 points)0.2%0.2%3.9%
Electricity8.0% (±4.9 points)26.1%26.9%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)44.2% (±15.3 points)8.8%7.8%4.9%
Wood0.7% (±1.0 points)1.1%1.2%1.4%
Solar energy0.0% (±9.5 points)0.1%0.1%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±9.5 points)0.0%0.0%0.1%
Other fuel2.3% (±3.6 points)0.5%0.5%0.5%
No fuel used0.0% (±9.5 points)0.4%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 Smoky View Township, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Saline County (0.2%).

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

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

In Smoky View Township, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Saline County (26.1%).

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 Smoky View Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Smoky View Township
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
Smoky View Township—8.0% (±4.9 points)—
Assaria2.4 mi7.5% (±5.5 points)Not measurably different
Smolan Township5.4 mi32.8% (±16.1 points)Higher
Liberty Township (Saline County)5.7 mi47.4% (±48.7 points)Not measurably different
Smolan5.9 mi22.0% (±13.6 points)Not measurably different
Lindsborg6.0 mi19.2% (±7.1 points)Higher
Smoky Hill Township (McPherson County)6.7 mi35.8% (±24.1 points)Higher
Walnut Township (Saline County)7.8 mi18.6% (±16.0 points)Not measurably different
Union Township (McPherson County)8.2 mi18.8% (±26.6 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Smolan Township, KS (32.8%), Lindsborg, KS (19.2%), Smoky Hill Township (McPherson County), KS (35.8%).

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

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

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
4 (tie)Glendale Township0.0% (±65.4 points)
4 (tie)Greeley Township (Saline County)0.0% (±11.9 points)
4 (tie)Gypsum Township (Saline County)0.0% (±30.6 points)
4 (tie)Liberty Township (Saline County)0.0% (±46.2 points)
4 (tie)Ohio Township (Saline County)0.0% (±17.0 points)
4 (tie)Smoky Hill Township (Saline County)0.0% (±30.9 points)
4 (tie)Smoky View Township0.0% (±9.5 points)
4 (tie)Smolan Township0.0% (±10.5 points)
4 (tie)Solomon Township (Saline County)0.0% (±18.4 points)
4 (tie)Spring Creek Township (Saline County)0.0% (±22.5 points)
4 (tie)Walnut Township (Saline County)0.0% (±11.6 points)
4 (tie)Washington Township (Saline County)0.0% (±30.3 points)

Showing 12 of 24 places in Saline 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 Smoky View Township

What is the most common way to heat a home in Smoky View Township?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Smoky View Township, used by 44.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Smoky View Township heat with oil?

0.0% (±9.5 points) of occupied homes in Smoky View Township use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Smoky View Township have electric heat?

8.0% (±4.9 points) of occupied homes in Smoky View Township 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 Smoky View township, Saline County, Kansas (county subdivision:66075, in state:20 county:169).

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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