How are homes heated in Boone Township, MO?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Boone Township, used by 86.4% (±19.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
0.0% (±12.4 points)
Electricity
86.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene
0.0%

Heating fuel in Boone Township

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostBoone TownshipTexas CountyMissouriUnited States
Utility gas0.0% (±12.4 points)6.9%49.3%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.0.0% (±12.4 points)0.0%0.2%3.9%
Electricity86.4% (±19.2 points)46.6%38.8%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)13.6% (±19.2 points)31.6%8.4%4.9%
Wood0.0% (±12.4 points)13.9%2.4%1.4%
Solar energy0.0% (±12.4 points)0.0%0.1%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±12.4 points)0.0%0.0%0.1%
Other fuel0.0% (±12.4 points)0.6%0.4%0.5%
No fuel used0.0% (±12.4 points)0.4%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 Boone Township, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Texas County (0.0%).

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

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

In Boone Township, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Texas County (46.6%).

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 Boone Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Boone Township
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
Boone Township—86.4% (±19.2 points)—
Lynch Township7.5 mi69.5% (±11.3 points)Not measurably different
Licking8.6 mi73.2% (±8.5 points)Not measurably different
Roubidoux Township9.2 mi70.1% (±14.1 points)Not measurably different
Sherrill Township9.6 mi60.5% (±8.8 points)Lower
Edgar Springs12 mi64.5% (±20.5 points)Not measurably different
Plato13 mi39.1% (±28.4 points)Lower
Upton Township13 mi26.7% (±17.3 points)Lower
Fort Leonard Wood15 mi67.9% (±7.8 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sherrill Township, MO (60.5%), Plato, MO (39.1%), Upton Township, MO (26.7%).

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

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

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)Cabool0.0% (±3.5 points)
1 (tie)Houston0.0% (±3.6 points)
1 (tie)Licking0.0% (±5.1 points)
1 (tie)Plato0.0% (±45.4 points)
1 (tie)Raymondville0.0% (±14.7 points)
1 (tie)Summersville0.0% (±17.2 points)
1 (tie)Boone Township0.0% (±12.4 points)
1 (tie)Burdine Township0.0% (±2.6 points)
1 (tie)Carroll Township0.0% (±10.6 points)
1 (tie)Cass Township0.0% (±7.8 points)
1 (tie)Clinton Township (Texas County)0.0% (±7.4 points)
1 (tie)Current Township0.0% (±26.3 points)
1 (tie)Date Township0.0% (±22.3 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Texas 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 Boone Township

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Boone Township, used by 86.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Boone Township heat with oil?

0.0% (±12.4 points) of occupied homes in Boone Township use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Boone Township have electric heat?

86.4% (±19.2 points) of occupied homes in Boone Township 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 Boone township, Texas County, Missouri (county subdivision:07246, in state:29 county:215).

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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.

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