How are homes heated in Friendship Heights Village, MD?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Friendship Heights Village, used by 52.6% (±6.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

42.4% heat with electricity.

2.3% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
52.6% (±6.1 points)
Electricity
42.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene
2.3%

Heating fuel in Friendship Heights Village

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostFriendship Heights VillageMontgomery CountyMarylandUnited States
Utility gas52.6% (±6.1 points)53.1%43.1%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.2.3% (±2.1 points)2.4%6.6%3.9%
Electricity42.4% (±6.1 points)41.2%44.1%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)1.3% (±1.5 points)1.8%3.8%4.9%
Wood0.0% (±1.6 points)0.1%1.0%1.4%
Solar energy0.0% (±1.6 points)0.4%0.4%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±1.6 points)0.0%0.1%0.1%
Other fuel0.6% (±1.0 points)0.3%0.5%0.5%
No fuel used0.8% (±1.0 points)0.6%0.6%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 Friendship Heights Village, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Montgomery County (2.4%).

It is also lower than in Maryland (6.6%).

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

In Friendship Heights Village, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Montgomery County (41.2%).

It is not measurably different from Maryland (44.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Friendship Heights Village

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Friendship Heights Village
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
Friendship Heights Village—42.4% (±6.1 points)—
Somerset0.4 mi12.5% (±4.7 points)Lower
Chevy Chase Village0.7 mi12.7% (±4.0 points)Lower
Chevy Chase1.3 mi10.8% (±4.0 points)Lower
Chevy Chase Section Three1.4 mi12.1% (±4.7 points)Lower
Martin's Additions1.6 mi16.8% (±8.0 points)Lower
Chevy Chase Section Five1.7 mi8.8% (±4.6 points)Lower
Chevy Chase (community)2.2 mi21.3% (±3.8 points)Lower
Brookmont2.2 mi19.1% (±9.0 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Somerset, MD (12.5%), Chevy Chase Village, MD (12.7%), Chevy Chase, MD (10.8%).

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

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

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
18Chevy Chase Village3.1% (±3.0 points)
19Derwood2.9% (±3.7 points)
20Colesville2.8% (±2.1 points)
21Redland2.7% (±1.5 points)
22Chevy Chase Section Five2.6% (±2.7 points)
23Potomac2.4% (±0.6 points)
24Friendship Heights Village2.3% (±2.1 points)
25South Kensington2.2% (±1.9 points)
26Burnt Mills2.1% (±2.5 points)
27Hillandale1.8% (±2.1 points)
28Takoma Park1.7% (±1.3 points)
29Clarksburg1.5% (±0.8 points)
30 (tie)Fairland1.4% (±1.1 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Friendship Heights Village is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Friendship Heights Village

What is the most common way to heat a home in Friendship Heights Village?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Friendship Heights Village, used by 52.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Friendship Heights Village heat with oil?

2.3% (±2.1 points) of occupied homes in Friendship Heights Village use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Friendship Heights Village have electric heat?

42.4% (±6.1 points) of occupied homes in Friendship Heights Village 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 Friendship Heights Village CDP, Maryland (place:30800, in state:24).

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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