How are homes heated in Leisure Knoll, NJ?

Name: Heating fuel in Leisure Knoll, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Leisure Knoll, used by 46.7% (±8.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.2% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 44.2% (±8.4 points)
Electricity: 46.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Leisure Knoll

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Leisure Knoll	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Utility gas	44.2% (±8.4 points)	78.3%	73.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±3.0 points)	3.8%	6.4%	3.9%
Electricity	46.7% (±8.2 points)	15.2%	16.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.7% (±1.1 points)	1.4%	2.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±3.0 points)	0.3%	0.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	7.0% (±4.2 points)	0.4%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.0 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.0 points)	0.2%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.3% (±2.2 points)	0.4%	0.8%	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 Leisure Knoll, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Ocean County (3.8%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (6.4%).

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

In Leisure Knoll, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Ocean County (15.2%).

It is also higher than in New Jersey (16.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Leisure Knoll

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Leisure Knoll
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Leisure Knoll	—	46.7% (±8.2 points)	—
Leisure Village West	0.7 mi	70.4% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Cedar Glen West	1.4 mi	13.7% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Lakehurst Borough	1.7 mi	8.2% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Pine Lake Park	2.0 mi	12.4% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Holiday City-Berkeley	3.9 mi	5.5% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Pine Ridge at Crestwood	4.1 mi	47.2% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Silver Ridge	4.8 mi	18.6% (±16.8 points)	Lower
Holiday City South	5.2 mi	3.0% (±2.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cedar Glen West, NJ (13.7%), Lakehurst Borough, NJ (8.2%), Pine Lake Park, NJ (12.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Leisure Village West, NJ (70.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
17 (tie)	Barnegat	0.0% (±3.5 points)
17 (tie)	Beach Haven West	0.0% (±1.9 points)
17 (tie)	Dover Beaches North	0.0% (±3.9 points)
17 (tie)	Dover Beaches South	0.0% (±5.2 points)
17 (tie)	Forked River	0.0% (±2.0 points)
17 (tie)	Holiday Heights	0.0% (±3.4 points)
17 (tie)	Leisure Knoll	0.0% (±3.0 points)
17 (tie)	Leisure Village East	0.0% (±1.6 points)
17 (tie)	Leisure Village West	0.0% (±1.7 points)
17 (tie)	Silver Ridge	0.0% (±5.0 points)
17 (tie)	Waretown	0.0% (±5.8 points)

Showing 11 of 27 places in Ocean County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Manchester Township, whose figures include it.

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 Leisure Knoll

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Leisure Knoll, used by 46.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Leisure Knoll heat with oil?

0.0% (±3.0 points) of occupied homes in Leisure Knoll use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Leisure Knoll have electric heat?

46.7% (±8.2 points) of occupied homes in Leisure Knoll heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Leisure Knoll CDP, New Jersey

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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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