How are homes heated in Mound Township, MO?

Name: Heating fuel in Mound Township, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Mound Township, used by 40.1% (±13.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

17.1% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 17.1% (±9.0 points)
Electricity: 40.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Mound Township

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Mound Township	Bates County	Missouri	United States
Utility gas	17.1% (±9.0 points)	29.0%	49.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±8.4 points)	0.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	40.1% (±13.3 points)	40.6%	38.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	29.7% (±13.1 points)	21.3%	8.4%	4.9%
Wood	8.6% (±8.9 points)	8.4%	2.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±8.4 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±8.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	4.0% (±5.6 points)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.5% (±0.6 points)	0.2%	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 Mound Township, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Bates County (0.1%).

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

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

In Mound Township, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Bates County (40.6%).

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 Mound Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mound Township
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Mound Township	—	40.1% (±13.3 points)	—
Passaic	1.9 mi	60.0% (±41.5 points)	Not measurably different
Adrian	3.3 mi	43.4% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Elkhart Township	5.6 mi	28.6% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Pleasant Township	5.6 mi	38.9% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Butler	6.2 mi	41.1% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Deer Creek Township (Bates County)	6.2 mi	51.7% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Shawnee Township (Bates County)	6.4 mi	61.3% (±25.7 points)	Not measurably different
Grand River Township (Bates County)	8.3 mi	39.0% (±39.5 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
3 (tie)	Grand River Township (Bates County)	0.0% (±20.2 points)
3 (tie)	Homer Township	0.0% (±23.8 points)
3 (tie)	Howard Township (Bates County)	0.0% (±23.6 points)
3 (tie)	Hudson Township	0.0% (±35.2 points)
3 (tie)	Lone Oak Township	0.0% (±49.9 points)
3 (tie)	Mingo Township	0.0% (±36.7 points)
3 (tie)	Mound Township	0.0% (±8.4 points)
3 (tie)	Mount Pleasant Township	0.0% (±1.8 points)
3 (tie)	Osage Township (Bates County)	0.0% (±4.8 points)
3 (tie)	Pleasant Gap Township	0.0% (±33.7 points)
3 (tie)	Prairie Township (Bates County)	0.0% (±61.6 points)
3 (tie)	Rockville Township	0.0% (±32.7 points)
3 (tie)	Shawnee Township (Bates County)	0.0% (±25.1 points)

Showing 13 of 34 places in Bates 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 Mound Township

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Mound Township, used by 40.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Mound Township heat with oil?

0.0% (±8.4 points) of occupied homes in Mound Township use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Mound Township have electric heat?

40.1% (±13.3 points) of occupied homes in Mound Township heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mound township, Bates County, 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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