How are homes heated in Portales, NM?

Name: Heating fuel in Portales, NM, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Portales, used by 65.2% (±6.0 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

32.0% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 32.0% (±5.7 points)
Electricity: 65.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Portales

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Portales	Roosevelt County	New Mexico	United States
Utility gas	32.0% (±5.7 points)	23.9%	61.7%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	65.2% (±6.0 points)	61.3%	23.3%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.6% (±0.8 points)	5.3%	6.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.2% (±0.3 points)	1.8%	5.7%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.7% (±1.1 points)	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±0.9 points)	6.0%	1.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.3% (±1.2 points)	1.1%	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 Portales, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Roosevelt County (0.0%).

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

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

In Portales, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Roosevelt County (61.3%).

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 Portales

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Portales
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Portales	—	65.2% (±6.0 points)	—
Floyd	13 mi	41.7% (±32.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cannon AFB	14 mi	76.6% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Dora	17 mi	66.7% (±33.2 points)	Not measurably different
Clovis	20 mi	52.3% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Texico	23 mi	46.0% (±15.2 points)	Lower
Farwell	23 mi	56.8% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Elida	23 mi	48.5% (±22.0 points)	Not measurably different
Melrose	23 mi	34.0% (±11.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Clovis, NM (52.3%), Texico, NM (46.0%), Melrose, NM (34.0%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Causey	0.0% (±69.2 points)
1 (tie)	Dora	0.0% (±100.0 points)
1 (tie)	Elida	0.0% (±33.8 points)
1 (tie)	Floyd	0.0% (±48.9 points)
1 (tie)	Portales	0.0% (±0.9 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 Portales

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Portales, used by 65.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Portales heat with oil?

0.0% (±0.9 points) of occupied homes in Portales use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Portales have electric heat?

65.2% (±6.0 points) of occupied homes in Portales heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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