How are homes heated in Pilot Grove, MO?

Name: Heating fuel in Pilot Grove, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Pilot Grove, used by 78.8% (±8.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

19.1% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 78.8% (±8.3 points)
Electricity: 19.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Pilot Grove

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Pilot Grove	Cooper County	Missouri	United States
Utility gas	78.8% (±8.3 points)	32.1%	49.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±11.6 points)	0.0%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	19.1% (±8.2 points)	42.8%	38.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±11.6 points)	18.9%	8.4%	4.9%
Wood	2.1% (±4.0 points)	5.8%	2.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±11.6 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±11.6 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±11.6 points)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±11.6 points)	0.1%	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 Pilot Grove, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Cooper County (0.0%).

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

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

In Pilot Grove, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Cooper County (42.8%).

It is also lower than in Missouri (38.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Pilot Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pilot Grove
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Pilot Grove	—	19.1% (±8.2 points)	—
Bunceton	8.4 mi	47.1% (±14.4 points)	Higher
Blackwater	8.5 mi	21.4% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Nelson	10 mi	24.6% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different
Boonville	11 mi	48.0% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Windsor Place	12 mi	93.2% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Franklin	13 mi	47.1% (±34.4 points)	Not measurably different
Otterville	13 mi	26.3% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
New Franklin	13 mi	44.1% (±9.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bunceton, MO (47.1%), Boonville, MO (48.0%), Windsor Place, MO (93.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Blackwater	0.0% (±36.7 points)
1 (tie)	Boonville	0.0% (±1.3 points)
1 (tie)	Bunceton	0.0% (±27.9 points)
1 (tie)	Otterville	0.0% (±14.9 points)
1 (tie)	Pilot Grove	0.0% (±11.6 points)
1 (tie)	Prairie Home	0.0% (±24.9 points)
1 (tie)	Windsor Place	0.0% (±20.9 points)
1 (tie)	Wooldridge	0.0% (±85.4 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 Pilot Grove

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Pilot Grove, used by 78.8% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Pilot Grove heat with oil?

0.0% (±11.6 points) of occupied homes in Pilot Grove use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Pilot Grove have electric heat?

19.1% (±8.2 points) of occupied homes in Pilot Grove heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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