How are homes heated in Yates Center, KS?

Name: Heating fuel in Yates Center, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Yates Center, used by 70.1% (±9.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.2% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 70.1% (±9.1 points)
Electricity: 29.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Yates Center

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Yates Center	Woodson County	Kansas	United States
Utility gas	70.1% (±9.1 points)	48.2%	63.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±5.2 points)	0.0%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	29.2% (±9.1 points)	25.1%	26.9%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±5.2 points)	20.3%	7.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±5.2 points)	6.0%	1.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±5.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±5.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±5.2 points)	0.1%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.7% (±1.0 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 Yates Center, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Woodson County (0.0%).

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

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

In Yates Center, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Woodson County (25.1%).

It is not measurably different from Kansas (26.9%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Yates Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Yates Center
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Yates Center	—	29.2% (±9.1 points)	—
Center Township (Woodson County)	2.7 mi	21.8% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Liberty Township (Woodson County)	7.5 mi	13.7% (±21.5 points)	Not measurably different
Toronto Township	9.4 mi	4.2% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Perry Township	11 mi	6.3% (±15.9 points)	Lower
North Township (Woodson County)	11 mi	0.0% (±69.1 points)	Not measurably different
Buffalo	11 mi	9.3% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Neosho Falls Township	12 mi	58.2% (±14.0 points)	Higher
Toronto	12 mi	7.8% (±7.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Toronto Township, KS (4.2%), Perry Township, KS (6.3%), Buffalo, KS (9.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Neosho Falls Township, KS (58.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Neosho Falls	0.0% (±44.5 points)
1 (tie)	Toronto	0.0% (±22.7 points)
1 (tie)	Yates Center	0.0% (±5.2 points)
1 (tie)	Center Township (Woodson County)	0.0% (±11.8 points)
1 (tie)	Liberty Township (Woodson County)	0.0% (±39.9 points)
1 (tie)	Neosho Falls Township	0.0% (±19.0 points)
1 (tie)	North Township (Woodson County)	0.0% (±69.1 points)
1 (tie)	Perry Township	0.0% (±50.4 points)
1 (tie)	Toronto Township	0.0% (±13.0 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 Yates Center

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Yates Center, used by 70.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Yates Center heat with oil?

0.0% (±5.2 points) of occupied homes in Yates Center use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Yates Center have electric heat?

29.2% (±9.1 points) of occupied homes in Yates Center heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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