How are homes heated in Bloomsdale, MO?

Name: Heating fuel in Bloomsdale, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Bloomsdale, used by 43.5% (±11.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

10.9% heat with utility gas.

1.4% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 10.9% (±9.0 points)
Electricity: 43.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 1.4%

Heating fuel in Bloomsdale

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Bloomsdale	Ste. Genevieve County	Missouri	United States
Utility gas	10.9% (±9.0 points)	18.6%	49.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1.4% (±2.2 points)	0.5%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	43.5% (±11.2 points)	45.8%	38.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	37.9% (±10.3 points)	23.1%	8.4%	4.9%
Wood	4.6% (±4.5 points)	10.9%	2.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	1.4% (±2.1 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±11.5 points)	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±11.5 points)	0.8%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.4% (±0.9 points)	0.0%	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 Bloomsdale, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Ste. Genevieve County (0.5%).

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

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

In Bloomsdale, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Ste. Genevieve County (45.8%).

It is not measurably different from Missouri (38.8%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Bloomsdale

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bloomsdale
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Bloomsdale	—	43.5% (±11.2 points)	—
Prairie du Rocher	8.1 mi	28.3% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Ste. Genevieve	9.7 mi	40.6% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Fults	10 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ruma	14 mi	36.5% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Maeystown	15 mi	21.7% (±29.1 points)	Not measurably different
Olympian Village	15 mi	81.7% (±11.0 points)	Higher
Evansville	16 mi	26.3% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Ellis Grove	17 mi	23.2% (±12.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Prairie du Rocher, IL (28.3%), Evansville, IL (26.3%), Ellis Grove, IL (23.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Olympian Village, MO (81.7%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across Ste. Genevieve County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	St. Mary	1.9% (±2.9 points)
2	Bloomsdale	1.4% (±2.2 points)
3	Ste. Genevieve	0.0% (±1.7 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 Bloomsdale

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Bloomsdale, used by 43.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Bloomsdale heat with oil?

1.4% (±2.2 points) of occupied homes in Bloomsdale use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Bloomsdale have electric heat?

43.5% (±11.2 points) of occupied homes in Bloomsdale heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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