How are homes heated in Bowling Green, KY?

Name: Heating fuel in Bowling Green, KY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Bowling Green, used by 53.1% (±2.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.8% heat with utility gas.

0.2% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 44.8% (±2.5 points)
Electricity: 53.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.2%

Heating fuel in Bowling Green

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Bowling Green	Warren County	Kentucky	United States
Utility gas	44.8% (±2.5 points)	37.6%	35.2%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.2% (±0.1 points)	0.2%	0.7%	3.9%
Electricity	53.1% (±2.6 points)	56.5%	54.9%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.0% (±0.5 points)	4.6%	6.3%	4.9%
Wood	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.3%	1.9%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.1 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.1 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±0.1 points)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.8% (±0.5 points)	0.6%	0.4%	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 Bowling Green, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Warren County (0.2%).

It is also lower than in Kentucky (0.7%).

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

In Bowling Green, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Warren County (56.5%).

It is not measurably different from Kentucky (54.9%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Bowling Green

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bowling Green
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Bowling Green	—	53.1% (±2.6 points)	—
Plum Springs	4.3 mi	25.5% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Plano	6.9 mi	95.9% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Woodburn	11 mi	31.5% (±19.5 points)	Lower
Oakland	11 mi	23.5% (±16.3 points)	Lower
Smiths Grove	13 mi	30.7% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Auburn	17 mi	43.9% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Brownsville	18 mi	85.2% (±14.1 points)	Higher
Woodbury	18 mi	58.8% (±27.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Plum Springs, KY (25.5%), Woodburn, KY (31.5%), Oakland, KY (23.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Plano, KY (95.9%), Brownsville, KY (85.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Bowling Green	0.2% (±0.1 points)
2 (tie)	Oakland	0.0% (±26.5 points)
2 (tie)	Plano	0.0% (±8.7 points)
2 (tie)	Plum Springs	0.0% (±21.5 points)
2 (tie)	Smiths Grove	0.0% (±10.2 points)
2 (tie)	Woodburn	0.0% (±32.9 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 Bowling Green

What is the most common way to heat a home in Bowling Green?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Bowling Green, used by 53.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Bowling Green heat with oil?

0.2% (±0.1 points) of occupied homes in Bowling Green use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Bowling Green have electric heat?

53.1% (±2.6 points) of occupied homes in Bowling Green heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bowling Green city, Kentucky

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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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