How are homes heated in Highland Township (Defiance County), OH?

Bottled or tank gas (propane) is the most common heating fuel in Highland Township (Defiance County), used by 51.6% (±14.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

27.3% heat with utility gas.

16.2% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
27.3% (±10.8 points)
Electricity
16.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene
0.0%

Heating fuel in Highland Township (Defiance County)

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostHighland Township (Defiance County)Defiance CountyOhioUnited States
Utility gas27.3% (±10.8 points)49.1%64.0%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.0.0% (±4.9 points)0.7%1.7%3.9%
Electricity16.2% (±9.4 points)27.5%26.0%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)51.6% (±14.8 points)18.4%5.6%4.9%
Wood4.8% (±6.5 points)3.4%1.4%1.4%
Solar energy0.0% (±4.9 points)0.0%0.0%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±4.9 points)0.0%0.1%0.1%
Other fuel0.0% (±4.9 points)0.3%0.7%0.5%
No fuel used0.0% (±4.9 points)0.5%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 Highland Township (Defiance County), the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Defiance County (0.7%).

It is not measurably different from Ohio (1.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.9%).

In Highland Township (Defiance County), the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Defiance County (27.5%).

It is also lower than in Ohio (26.0%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Highland Township (Defiance County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Highland Township (Defiance County)
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
Highland Township (Defiance County)—16.2% (±9.4 points)—
Pleasant Township (Henry County)5.9 mi11.4% (±4.3 points)Not measurably different
Richland Township (Defiance County)6.1 mi24.8% (±8.6 points)Not measurably different
New Bavaria6.1 mi5.1% (±8.4 points)Not measurably different
Monroe Township (Putnam County)6.3 mi31.5% (±8.6 points)Higher
Defiance Township6.4 mi25.8% (±4.5 points)Not measurably different
Defiance6.5 mi27.2% (±3.5 points)Higher
Auglaize Township (Paulding County)6.7 mi38.4% (±14.6 points)Higher
Continental7.7 mi30.4% (±9.2 points)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Monroe Township (Putnam County), OH (31.5%), Defiance, OH (27.2%), Auglaize Township (Paulding County), OH (38.4%).

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

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

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
8 (tie)Washington Township (Defiance County)0.5% (±0.9 points)
10Defiance0.4% (±0.5 points)
11 (tie)Hicksville0.0% (±2.8 points)
11 (tie)Ney0.0% (±24.2 points)
11 (tie)Adams Township (Defiance County)0.0% (±12.0 points)
11 (tie)Farmer Township0.0% (±16.5 points)
11 (tie)Highland Township (Defiance County)0.0% (±4.9 points)
11 (tie)Richland Township (Defiance County)0.0% (±2.8 points)

Showing 8 of 16 places in Defiance 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 Highland Township (Defiance County)

What is the most common way to heat a home in Highland Township (Defiance County)?

Bottled or tank gas (propane) is the most common heating fuel in Highland Township (Defiance County), used by 51.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Highland Township (Defiance County) heat with oil?

0.0% (±4.9 points) of occupied homes in Highland Township (Defiance County) use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Highland Township (Defiance County) have electric heat?

16.2% (±9.4 points) of occupied homes in Highland Township (Defiance County) 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 Highland township, Defiance County, Ohio (county subdivision:35196, in state:39 county:039).

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.

Figures last updated on .

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