How are homes heated in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County), KS?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County), used by 46.5% (±13.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.2% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
40.2% (±13.2 points)
Electricity
46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene
0.0%

Heating fuel in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostValley Center Township (Sedgwick County)Sedgwick CountyKansasUnited States
Utility gas40.2% (±13.2 points)66.7%63.1%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.0.0% (±1.5 points)0.2%0.2%3.9%
Electricity46.5% (±13.4 points)28.7%26.9%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)10.5% (±4.6 points)3.5%7.8%4.9%
Wood0.2% (±0.2 points)0.3%1.2%1.4%
Solar energy2.2% (±2.4 points)0.1%0.1%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±1.5 points)0.0%0.0%0.1%
Other fuel0.4% (±0.7 points)0.3%0.5%0.5%
No fuel used0.0% (±1.5 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 Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County), the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Sedgwick County (0.2%).

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

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

In Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County), the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Sedgwick County (28.7%).

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 Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)—46.5% (±13.4 points)—
Sedgwick3.9 mi15.5% (±5.6 points)Lower
Valley Center4.0 mi31.9% (±10.5 points)Not measurably different
Bentley4.9 mi5.3% (±3.6 points)Lower
Park Township5.4 mi38.2% (±10.5 points)Not measurably different
Eagle Township (Sedgwick County)6.0 mi18.1% (±9.6 points)Lower
Maize6.2 mi38.4% (±11.2 points)Not measurably different
Grant Township (Sedgwick County)6.3 mi26.9% (±7.6 points)Lower
Sedgwick Township6.4 mi13.5% (±8.3 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sedgwick, KS (15.5%), Bentley, KS (5.3%), Eagle Township (Sedgwick County), KS (18.1%).

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

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

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
8 (tie)Ohio Township (Sedgwick County)0.0% (±4.0 points)
8 (tie)Park Township0.0% (±1.0 points)
8 (tie)Payne Township (Sedgwick County)0.0% (±6.6 points)
8 (tie)Riverside Township (Sedgwick County)0.0% (±0.7 points)
8 (tie)Rockford Township0.0% (±0.3 points)
8 (tie)Sherman Township (Sedgwick County)0.0% (±4.5 points)
8 (tie)Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)0.0% (±1.5 points)
8 (tie)Viola Township0.0% (±10.5 points)
8 (tie)Waco Township0.0% (±8.6 points)

Showing 9 of 47 places in Sedgwick 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 Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County), used by 46.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County) heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.5 points) of occupied homes in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County) use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County) have electric heat?

46.5% (±13.4 points) of occupied homes in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick 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 Valley Center township, Sedgwick County, Kansas (county subdivision:73275, in state:20 county:173).

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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