How are homes heated in Carlsbad, NM?

Name: Heating fuel in Carlsbad, NM, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Carlsbad, used by 54.3% (±4.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

43.6% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 43.6% (±4.4 points)
Electricity: 54.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Carlsbad

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Carlsbad	Eddy County	New Mexico	United States
Utility gas	43.6% (±4.4 points)	40.3%	61.7%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	54.3% (±4.3 points)	54.6%	23.3%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.0% (±1.5 points)	3.3%	6.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.1% (±0.1 points)	1.1%	5.7%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.1 points)	0.0%	0.7%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.3%	1.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.3%	0.5%	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 Carlsbad, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Eddy County (0.0%).

It is not measurably different from New Mexico (0.1%).

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

In Carlsbad, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Eddy County (54.6%).

It is also higher than in New Mexico (23.3%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Carlsbad

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carlsbad
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Carlsbad	—	54.3% (±4.3 points)	—
La Huerta	3.5 mi	45.9% (±23.2 points)	Not measurably different
Loving	12 mi	23.4% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Atoka	28 mi	67.8% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different
Artesia	33 mi	44.9% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Hope	41 mi	92.9% (±12.1 points)	Higher
Lake Arthur	42 mi	54.2% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hagerman	50 mi	47.6% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Dexter	55 mi	43.6% (±20.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Loving, NM (23.4%), Artesia, NM (44.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hope, NM (92.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Artesia	0.0% (±0.9 points)
1 (tie)	Atoka	0.0% (±7.1 points)
1 (tie)	Carlsbad	0.0% (±0.3 points)
1 (tie)	Hope	0.0% (±64.1 points)
1 (tie)	La Huerta	0.0% (±7.1 points)
1 (tie)	Loving	0.0% (±8.2 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 Carlsbad

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Carlsbad, used by 54.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Carlsbad heat with oil?

0.0% (±0.3 points) of occupied homes in Carlsbad use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Carlsbad have electric heat?

54.3% (±4.3 points) of occupied homes in Carlsbad heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Carlsbad city, New Mexico

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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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