How are homes heated in Fair Grove, MO?

Name: Heating fuel in Fair Grove, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Fair Grove, used by 59.7% (±8.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

4.0% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 4.0% (±2.8 points)
Electricity: 59.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Fair Grove

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Fair Grove	Greene County	Missouri	United States
Utility gas	4.0% (±2.8 points)	52.2%	49.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±5.8 points)	0.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	59.7% (±8.4 points)	39.7%	38.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	33.7% (±7.9 points)	5.8%	8.4%	4.9%
Wood	1.2% (±1.4 points)	1.2%	2.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±5.8 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±5.8 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.4% (±1.6 points)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±5.8 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 Fair Grove, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Greene County (0.1%).

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

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

In Fair Grove, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Greene County (39.7%).

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 Fair Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fair Grove
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Fair Grove	—	59.7% (±8.4 points)	—
Strafford	8.1 mi	78.6% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Pleasant Hope	8.8 mi	72.3% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Marshfield	14 mi	50.3% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Springfield	15 mi	43.9% (±1.2 points)	Lower
Willard	16 mi	27.9% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Morrisville	17 mi	39.1% (±16.0 points)	Lower
Halfway	17 mi	64.4% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Niangua	18 mi	50.8% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Springfield, MO (43.9%), Willard, MO (27.9%), Morrisville, MO (39.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Strafford, MO (78.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Walnut Grove	0.4% (±0.9 points)
2 (tie)	Ash Grove	0.0% (±6.7 points)
2 (tie)	Battlefield	0.0% (±1.4 points)
2 (tie)	Fair Grove	0.0% (±5.8 points)
2 (tie)	Republic	0.0% (±0.4 points)
2 (tie)	Springfield	0.0% (±0.1 points)
2 (tie)	Strafford	0.0% (±3.7 points)
2 (tie)	Willard	0.0% (±1.6 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 Fair Grove

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Fair Grove, used by 59.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Fair Grove heat with oil?

0.0% (±5.8 points) of occupied homes in Fair Grove use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Fair Grove have electric heat?

59.7% (±8.4 points) of occupied homes in Fair Grove heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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