How are homes heated in Seminole, OK?

Name: Heating fuel in Seminole, OK, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Seminole, used by 54.9% (±4.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

42.7% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 54.9% (±4.8 points)
Electricity: 42.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Seminole

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Seminole	Seminole County	Oklahoma	United States
Utility gas	54.9% (±4.8 points)	34.1%	49.7%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	42.7% (±5.1 points)	47.7%	41.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.9% (±0.8 points)	14.4%	6.1%	4.9%
Wood	0.2% (±0.2 points)	2.4%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.4% (±0.6 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.3% (±0.5 points)	0.5%	0.6%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.5% (±0.5 points)	0.6%	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 Seminole, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Seminole County (0.1%).

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

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

In Seminole, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Seminole County (47.7%).

It is not measurably different from Oklahoma (41.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Seminole

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Seminole
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Seminole	—	42.7% (±5.1 points)	—
Lima	5.1 mi	27.3% (±30.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bowlegs	6.1 mi	44.6% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Maud	10 mi	49.0% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wewoka	11 mi	46.3% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Earlsboro	11 mi	54.2% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cromwell	13 mi	83.0% (±11.2 points)	Higher
St. Louis	16 mi	30.2% (±16.4 points)	Not measurably different
Tecumseh	16 mi	48.9% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cromwell, OK (83.0%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Bowlegs	0.0% (±18.6 points)
1 (tie)	Cromwell	0.0% (±19.9 points)
1 (tie)	Konawa	0.0% (±5.5 points)
1 (tie)	Lima	0.0% (±78.4 points)
1 (tie)	Sasakwa	0.0% (±46.0 points)
1 (tie)	Seminole	0.0% (±0.9 points)
1 (tie)	Wewoka	0.0% (±2.3 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 Seminole

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Seminole, used by 54.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Seminole heat with oil?

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

How many homes in Seminole have electric heat?

42.7% (±5.1 points) of occupied homes in Seminole heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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