How are homes heated in Gower, MO?

Name: Heating fuel in Gower, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Gower, used by 73.0% (±6.9 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

24.2% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 24.2% (±6.6 points)
Electricity: 73.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Gower

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Gower	Clinton County	Missouri	United States
Utility gas	24.2% (±6.6 points)	43.3%	49.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±5.4 points)	0.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	73.0% (±6.9 points)	31.0%	38.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.6% (±1.0 points)	22.4%	8.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±5.4 points)	2.2%	2.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±5.4 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±5.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.6% (±1.1 points)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.6% (±1.7 points)	0.7%	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 Gower, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Clinton County (0.1%).

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

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

In Gower, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Clinton County (31.0%).

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 Gower

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gower
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Gower	—	73.0% (±6.9 points)	—
Edgerton	7.9 mi	17.9% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Easton	8.0 mi	45.5% (±16.4 points)	Lower
Plattsburg	8.1 mi	20.1% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Agency	8.7 mi	83.1% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Trimble	9.6 mi	34.3% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Stewartsville	11 mi	35.7% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Dearborn	11 mi	27.7% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Ridgely	11 mi	41.0% (±22.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Edgerton, MO (17.9%), Easton, MO (45.5%), Plattsburg, MO (20.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Agency, MO (83.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Cameron	0.0% (±1.3 points)
1 (tie)	Gower	0.0% (±5.4 points)
1 (tie)	Lathrop	0.0% (±3.7 points)
1 (tie)	Plattsburg	0.0% (±3.3 points)
1 (tie)	Trimble	0.0% (±13.3 points)
1 (tie)	Turney	0.0% (±46.9 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 Gower

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Gower, used by 73.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Gower heat with oil?

0.0% (±5.4 points) of occupied homes in Gower use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Gower have electric heat?

73.0% (±6.9 points) of occupied homes in Gower heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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