How are homes heated in Melrose, MN?

Name: Heating fuel in Melrose, MN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Melrose, used by 51.2% (±7.9 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

37.9% heat with utility gas.

5.5% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 37.9% (±8.0 points)
Electricity: 51.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 5.5%

Heating fuel in Melrose

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Melrose	Stearns County	Minnesota	United States
Utility gas	37.9% (±8.0 points)	52.6%	65.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	5.5% (±4.5 points)	1.6%	1.3%	3.9%
Electricity	51.2% (±7.9 points)	27.7%	19.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	4.8% (±3.1 points)	13.8%	10.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.4 points)	2.1%	1.6%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.4 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.4 points)	1.1%	0.9%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.6% (±1.0 points)	1.0%	0.9%	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 Melrose, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Stearns County (1.6%).

It is not measurably different from Minnesota (1.3%).

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

In Melrose, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Stearns County (27.7%).

It is also higher than in Minnesota (19.4%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Melrose

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Melrose
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Melrose	—	51.2% (±7.9 points)	—
Grove Township	3.7 mi	22.6% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Melrose Township	3.8 mi	26.2% (±13.1 points)	Lower
Meire Grove	4.4 mi	31.0% (±11.7 points)	Lower
New Munich	4.4 mi	18.2% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Greenwald	5.7 mi	22.2% (±10.9 points)	Lower
St. Rosa	6.0 mi	16.1% (±12.4 points)	Lower
Millwood Township	6.1 mi	25.7% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Freeport	6.5 mi	8.5% (±3.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grove Township, MN (22.6%), Melrose Township, MN (26.2%), Meire Grove, MN (31.0%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
12	Holding Township	9.3% (±3.9 points)
13	Grove Township	7.7% (±3.9 points)
14	Getty Township	6.8% (±5.5 points)
15	Spring Hill Township	5.9% (±6.4 points)
16	Belgrade	5.7% (±3.3 points)
17	Meire Grove	5.6% (±7.7 points)
18	Melrose	5.5% (±4.5 points)
19	Avon Township	5.4% (±2.5 points)
20	St. Anthony (Stearns County)	4.8% (±12.2 points)
21	Luxemburg Township	4.7% (±3.0 points)
22	Collegeville Township	4.6% (±2.7 points)
23	Crow River Township	4.5% (±4.9 points)
24	Brooten	4.2% (±2.8 points)

Showing 13 of 63 places in Stearns 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 Melrose

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Melrose, used by 51.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Melrose heat with oil?

5.5% (±4.5 points) of occupied homes in Melrose use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Melrose have electric heat?

51.2% (±7.9 points) of occupied homes in Melrose heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Melrose city, Minnesota

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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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