How are homes heated in Leisure Village West, NJ?

Name: Heating fuel in Leisure Village West, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Leisure Village West, used by 70.4% (±6.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

28.7% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 28.7% (±6.6 points)
Electricity: 70.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Leisure Village West

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Leisure Village West	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Utility gas	28.7% (±6.6 points)	78.3%	73.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.7 points)	3.8%	6.4%	3.9%
Electricity	70.4% (±6.7 points)	15.2%	16.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.4% (±0.6 points)	1.4%	2.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.3%	0.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.4%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.2%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.5% (±0.9 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 Village West, 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 Village West, 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 higher than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Leisure Village West

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Leisure Village West
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Leisure Village West	—	70.4% (±6.7 points)	—
Leisure Knoll	0.7 mi	46.7% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Pine Lake Park	1.3 mi	12.4% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Cedar Glen West	1.9 mi	13.7% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Lakehurst Borough	2.1 mi	8.2% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Holiday City-Berkeley	3.3 mi	5.5% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Pine Ridge at Crestwood	3.8 mi	47.2% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Silver Ridge	4.1 mi	18.6% (±16.8 points)	Lower
Holiday City South	4.5 mi	3.0% (±2.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Leisure Knoll, NJ (46.7%), Pine Lake Park, NJ (12.4%), Cedar Glen West, NJ (13.7%).

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)	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 9 of 27 places in Ocean County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Leisure Village West 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 Village West

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Leisure Village West, used by 70.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Leisure Village West heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.7 points) of occupied homes in Leisure Village West use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Leisure Village West have electric heat?

70.4% (±6.7 points) of occupied homes in Leisure Village West heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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