How are homes heated in Agency, MO?

Name: Heating fuel in Agency, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Agency, used by 83.1% (±7.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

3.4% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 3.4% (±3.3 points)
Electricity: 83.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Agency

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Agency	Buchanan County	Missouri	United States
Utility gas	3.4% (±3.3 points)	53.8%	49.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±11.4 points)	0.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	83.1% (±7.2 points)	39.1%	38.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	12.1% (±6.5 points)	5.4%	8.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.7% (±1.5 points)	0.5%	2.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±11.4 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±11.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.7% (±1.0 points)	0.7%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±11.4 points)	0.2%	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 Agency, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Buchanan County (0.1%).

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

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

In Agency, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Buchanan County (39.1%).

It is also higher than in Missouri (38.8%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Agency

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Agency
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Agency	—	83.1% (±7.2 points)	—
Easton	7.4 mi	45.5% (±16.4 points)	Lower
St. Joseph	8.2 mi	35.7% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Gower	8.7 mi	73.0% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Dearborn	9.1 mi	27.7% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Elwood	10 mi	15.0% (±9.5 points)	Lower
De Kalb	10 mi	42.9% (±18.1 points)	Lower
Wathena	12 mi	15.5% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Edgerton	12 mi	17.9% (±9.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Easton, MO (45.5%), St. Joseph, MO (35.7%), Gower, MO (73.0%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Rushville	2.0% (±3.1 points)
2	St. Joseph	0.1% (±0.1 points)
3 (tie)	Agency	0.0% (±11.4 points)
3 (tie)	De Kalb	0.0% (±19.4 points)
3 (tie)	Easton	0.0% (±24.4 points)
3 (tie)	Lewis and Clark Village	0.0% (±56.2 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 Agency

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Agency, used by 83.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Agency heat with oil?

0.0% (±11.4 points) of occupied homes in Agency use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Agency have electric heat?

83.1% (±7.2 points) of occupied homes in Agency heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Agency village, Missouri

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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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