How are homes heated in Mountain Home, NC?

Name: Heating fuel in Mountain Home, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Mountain Home, used by 56.7% (±10.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.3% heat with utility gas.

0.5% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 40.3% (±10.6 points)
Electricity: 56.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.5%

Heating fuel in Mountain Home

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Mountain Home	Henderson County	North Carolina	United States
Utility gas	40.3% (±10.6 points)	26.3%	24.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.5% (±0.9 points)	2.6%	2.0%	3.9%
Electricity	56.7% (±10.7 points)	60.4%	65.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.6% (±4.0 points)	6.4%	6.0%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.9 points)	3.0%	1.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.3%	0.2%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.8%	0.7%	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 Mountain Home, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Henderson County (2.6%).

It is also lower than in North Carolina (2.0%).

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

In Mountain Home, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Henderson County (60.4%).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina (65.5%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Mountain Home

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mountain Home
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Mountain Home	—	56.7% (±10.7 points)	—
Balfour	1.4 mi	57.1% (±16.8 points)	Not measurably different
Laurel Park	4.1 mi	43.6% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Hendersonville	4.2 mi	63.5% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Horse Shoe	4.3 mi	53.8% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Fletcher	4.3 mi	42.8% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Fruitland	4.9 mi	81.4% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Mills River	5.0 mi	63.2% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Valley Hill	5.3 mi	60.9% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Laurel Park, NC (43.6%), Fletcher, NC (42.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fruitland, NC (81.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
9	Etowah	1.9% (±2.2 points)
10 (tie)	Fletcher	1.8% (±2.5 points)
10 (tie)	Horse Shoe	1.8% (±2.1 points)
12	Hoopers Creek	1.7% (±2.8 points)
13	Mills River	1.4% (±1.3 points)
14	Hendersonville	0.9% (±0.6 points)
15	Mountain Home	0.5% (±0.9 points)
16	Flat Rock	0.0% (±2.4 points)

Showing 8 of 16 places in Henderson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Mountain Home

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Mountain Home, used by 56.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Mountain Home heat with oil?

0.5% (±0.9 points) of occupied homes in Mountain Home use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Mountain Home have electric heat?

56.7% (±10.7 points) of occupied homes in Mountain Home heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mountain Home CDP, North Carolina

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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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