How are homes heated in Pleasant Hope, MO?

Name: Heating fuel in Pleasant Hope, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Pleasant Hope, used by 72.3% (±9.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±12.3 points)
Electricity: 72.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Pleasant Hope

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Pleasant Hope	Polk County	Missouri	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±12.3 points)	1.5%	49.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±12.3 points)	0.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	72.3% (±9.8 points)	68.0%	38.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	18.7% (±8.3 points)	20.8%	8.4%	4.9%
Wood	4.5% (±4.1 points)	6.9%	2.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±12.3 points)	0.5%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±12.3 points)	0.6%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.1% (±1.8 points)	1.2%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	3.4% (±3.3 points)	0.5%	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 Pleasant Hope, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Polk County (0.1%).

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

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

In Pleasant Hope, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Polk County (68.0%).

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 Pleasant Hope

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pleasant Hope
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Pleasant Hope	—	72.3% (±9.8 points)	—
Fair Grove	8.8 mi	59.7% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Morrisville	8.8 mi	39.1% (±16.0 points)	Lower
Halfway	11 mi	64.4% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bolivar	13 mi	86.9% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Willard	14 mi	27.9% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Walnut Grove	15 mi	32.4% (±12.4 points)	Lower
Buffalo	16 mi	77.0% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Strafford	16 mi	78.6% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Morrisville, MO (39.1%), Willard, MO (27.9%), Walnut Grove, MO (32.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bolivar, MO (86.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
2	Morrisville	1.3% (±1.9 points)
3	Humansville	0.8% (±1.3 points)
4	Fair Play	0.4% (±1.3 points)
5 (tie)	Bolivar	0.0% (±0.8 points)
5 (tie)	Flemington	0.0% (±61.6 points)
5 (tie)	Halfway	0.0% (±40.1 points)
5 (tie)	Pleasant Hope	0.0% (±12.3 points)

Showing 7 of 8 places in Polk 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 Pleasant Hope

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Pleasant Hope, used by 72.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Pleasant Hope heat with oil?

0.0% (±12.3 points) of occupied homes in Pleasant Hope use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Pleasant Hope have electric heat?

72.3% (±9.8 points) of occupied homes in Pleasant Hope heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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