How are homes heated in Gray Summit, MO?

Name: Heating fuel in Gray Summit, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Gray Summit, used by 90.6% (±3.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.3% heat with utility gas.

1.1% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.3% (±1.8 points)
Electricity: 90.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 1.1%

Heating fuel in Gray Summit

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Gray Summit	Franklin County	Missouri	United States
Utility gas	1.3% (±1.8 points)	15.1%	49.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1.1% (±1.1 points)	1.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	90.6% (±3.4 points)	67.6%	38.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	6.4% (±3.0 points)	10.8%	8.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.9 points)	4.1%	2.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.6% (±0.9 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.9%	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 Gray Summit, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Franklin County (1.1%).

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

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

In Gray Summit, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Franklin County (67.6%).

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 Gray Summit

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gray Summit
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Gray Summit	—	90.6% (±3.4 points)	—
Villa Ridge	3.8 mi	67.2% (±18.0 points)	Lower
Pacific	4.4 mi	60.9% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Augusta	5.6 mi	34.4% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Lake Tekakwitha	7.1 mi	52.5% (±15.9 points)	Lower
LaBarque Creek	9.8 mi	56.9% (±17.2 points)	Lower
Eureka	9.8 mi	35.3% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Union	10 mi	85.3% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Wildwood	10 mi	30.8% (±3.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Villa Ridge, MO (67.2%), Pacific, MO (60.9%), Augusta, MO (34.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	New Haven	1.8% (±1.5 points)
1 (tie)	St. Clair	1.8% (±1.9 points)
3	Washington	1.6% (±1.3 points)
4	Gray Summit	1.1% (±1.1 points)
5 (tie)	Union	0.7% (±0.6 points)
5 (tie)	Villa Ridge	0.7% (±1.2 points)
7	Gerald	0.6% (±1.0 points)
8	Parkway	0.4% (±0.8 points)
9 (tie)	Berger	0.0% (±33.5 points)
9 (tie)	Leslie	0.0% (±53.6 points)

Showing 10 of 14 places in Franklin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Gray Summit is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Gray Summit

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Gray Summit, used by 90.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Gray Summit heat with oil?

1.1% (±1.1 points) of occupied homes in Gray Summit use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Gray Summit have electric heat?

90.6% (±3.4 points) of occupied homes in Gray Summit heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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