How are homes heated in Point Pleasant Beach Borough, NJ?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Point Pleasant Beach Borough, used by 90.8% (±4.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

6.1% heat with electricity.

1.5% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
90.8% (±4.5 points)
Electricity
6.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene
1.5%

Heating fuel in Point Pleasant Beach Borough

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostPoint Pleasant Beach BoroughOcean CountyNew JerseyUnited States
Utility gas90.8% (±4.5 points)78.3%73.1%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.1.5% (±2.1 points)3.8%6.4%3.9%
Electricity6.1% (±3.5 points)15.2%16.2%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)0.0% (±2.3 points)1.4%2.4%4.9%
Wood0.0% (±2.3 points)0.3%0.3%1.4%
Solar energy0.0% (±2.3 points)0.4%0.2%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±2.3 points)0.0%0.0%0.1%
Other fuel0.0% (±2.3 points)0.2%0.5%0.5%
No fuel used1.5% (±2.0 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 Point Pleasant Beach Borough, 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 Point Pleasant Beach Borough, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Ocean County (15.2%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Point Pleasant Beach Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Point Pleasant Beach Borough
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
Point Pleasant Beach Borough—6.1% (±3.5 points)—
Brielle Borough1.3 mi5.5% (±2.3 points)Not measurably different
Manasquan Borough1.4 mi7.3% (±3.9 points)Not measurably different
Bay Head Borough1.5 mi16.6% (±7.5 points)Higher
Point Pleasant Borough1.7 mi8.6% (±2.4 points)Not measurably different
Mantoloking Borough2.5 mi6.8% (±4.1 points)Not measurably different
Sea Girt Borough2.7 mi2.7% (±2.0 points)Not measurably different
Spring Lake Heights Borough3.9 mi27.5% (±6.2 points)Higher
Brick Township4.0 mi14.2% (±1.8 points)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bay Head Borough, NJ (16.6%), Spring Lake Heights Borough, NJ (27.5%), Brick Township, NJ (14.2%).

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

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
15Lakewood Township2.3% (±0.7 points)
16Tuckerton Borough2.2% (±2.0 points)
17Island Heights Borough2.1% (±1.4 points)
18Brick Township1.9% (±0.6 points)
19South Toms River Borough1.8% (±2.3 points)
20Long Beach Township1.6% (±1.6 points)
21Point Pleasant Beach Borough1.5% (±2.1 points)
22Stafford Township1.4% (±1.1 points)
23Lacey Township1.0% (±0.6 points)
24Bay Head Borough0.8% (±1.2 points)
25Seaside Park Borough0.7% (±1.0 points)
26Beach Haven Borough0.6% (±0.9 points)
27 (tie)Harvey Cedars Borough0.0% (±16.6 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Ocean 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 Point Pleasant Beach Borough

What is the most common way to heat a home in Point Pleasant Beach Borough?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Point Pleasant Beach Borough, used by 90.8% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Point Pleasant Beach Borough heat with oil?

1.5% (±2.1 points) of occupied homes in Point Pleasant Beach Borough use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Point Pleasant Beach Borough have electric heat?

6.1% (±3.5 points) of occupied homes in Point Pleasant Beach Borough heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Point Pleasant Beach borough, Ocean County, New Jersey (county subdivision:59910, in state:34 county:029).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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