How are homes heated in The Highlands, KS?

Name: Heating fuel in The Highlands, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in The Highlands, used by 72.2% (±9.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

2.1% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 2.1% (±2.4 points)
Electricity: 72.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in The Highlands

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	The Highlands	Reno County	Kansas	United States
Utility gas	2.1% (±2.4 points)	65.1%	63.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±12.0 points)	0.6%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	72.2% (±9.3 points)	20.9%	26.9%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	23.9% (±8.2 points)	10.4%	7.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±12.0 points)	2.1%	1.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±12.0 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±12.0 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.7% (±2.0 points)	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±12.0 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 The Highlands, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Reno County (0.6%).

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

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

In The Highlands, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Reno County (20.9%).

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 The Highlands

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with The Highlands
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
The Highlands	—	72.2% (±9.3 points)	—
Grant Township (Reno County)	4.3 mi	30.9% (±9.3 points)	Lower
East Washington Township	5.0 mi	0.0% (±32.0 points)	Lower
Willowbrook	5.0 mi	17.9% (±23.4 points)	Lower
Medora Township	5.4 mi	13.3% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Little Valley Township	5.6 mi	26.7% (±27.0 points)	Lower
Hutchinson	7.4 mi	22.3% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Nickerson	7.6 mi	5.8% (±4.6 points)	Lower
West Washington Township	7.6 mi	50.0% (±36.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grant Township (Reno County), KS (30.9%), East Washington Township, KS (0.0%), Willowbrook, KS (17.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
8 (tie)	Nickerson	0.0% (±7.0 points)
8 (tie)	Partridge	0.0% (±27.7 points)
8 (tie)	Plevna	0.0% (±48.2 points)
8 (tie)	Pretty Prairie	0.0% (±9.8 points)
8 (tie)	South Hutchinson	0.0% (±2.4 points)
8 (tie)	Sylvia	0.0% (±25.7 points)
8 (tie)	The Highlands	0.0% (±12.0 points)
8 (tie)	Turon	0.0% (±20.2 points)
8 (tie)	Willowbrook	0.0% (±53.8 points)
8 (tie)	Albion Township (Reno County)	0.0% (±7.9 points)
8 (tie)	Arlington Township	0.0% (±11.6 points)
8 (tie)	Bell Township (Reno County)	0.0% (±50.4 points)
8 (tie)	Center Township (Reno County)	0.0% (±6.1 points)

Showing 13 of 45 places in Reno 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 The Highlands

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in The Highlands, used by 72.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in The Highlands heat with oil?

0.0% (±12.0 points) of occupied homes in The Highlands use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in The Highlands have electric heat?

72.2% (±9.3 points) of occupied homes in The Highlands heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — The Highlands 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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