How are homes heated in Bethel Acres, OK?

Name: Heating fuel in Bethel Acres, OK, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Bethel Acres, used by 50.2% (±7.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

33.7% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 33.7% (±6.4 points)
Electricity: 50.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Bethel Acres

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Bethel Acres	Pottawatomie County	Oklahoma	United States
Utility gas	33.7% (±6.4 points)	45.2%	49.7%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±2.1 points)	0.3%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	50.2% (±7.7 points)	43.3%	41.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	12.3% (±7.1 points)	8.3%	6.1%	4.9%
Wood	3.8% (±2.8 points)	1.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.1 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.1 points)	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±2.1 points)	0.3%	0.4%	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 Bethel Acres, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Pottawatomie County (0.3%).

It is not measurably different from Oklahoma (0.2%).

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

In Bethel Acres, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Pottawatomie County (43.3%).

It is also higher than in Oklahoma (41.7%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Bethel Acres

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bethel Acres
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Bethel Acres	—	50.2% (±7.7 points)	—
Pink	6.3 mi	61.1% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Shawnee	6.4 mi	33.1% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Tecumseh	7.1 mi	48.9% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
McLoud	7.8 mi	61.3% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brooksville	8.5 mi	60.9% (±25.9 points)	Not measurably different
Macomb	11 mi	100.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Johnson	13 mi	36.6% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Harrah	14 mi	45.9% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Shawnee, OK (33.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Asher	0.0% (±10.9 points)
1 (tie)	Bethel Acres	0.0% (±2.1 points)
1 (tie)	Brooksville	0.0% (±54.2 points)
1 (tie)	Earlsboro	0.0% (±12.2 points)
1 (tie)	Johnson	0.0% (±7.5 points)
1 (tie)	McLoud	0.0% (±2.0 points)
1 (tie)	Macomb	0.0% (±100.0 points)
1 (tie)	Maud	0.0% (±7.1 points)

Showing 8 of 14 places in Pottawatomie 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 Bethel Acres

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Bethel Acres, used by 50.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Bethel Acres heat with oil?

0.0% (±2.1 points) of occupied homes in Bethel Acres use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Bethel Acres have electric heat?

50.2% (±7.7 points) of occupied homes in Bethel Acres heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bethel Acres town, Oklahoma

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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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