How are homes heated in Sweet Home, OR?

Name: Heating fuel in Sweet Home, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Sweet Home, used by 63.4% (±5.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.8% heat with utility gas.

0.3% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 31.8% (±5.6 points)
Electricity: 63.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.3%

Heating fuel in Sweet Home

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Sweet Home	Linn County	Oregon	United States
Utility gas	31.8% (±5.6 points)	35.7%	37.2%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.3% (±0.5 points)	0.3%	1.2%	3.9%
Electricity	63.4% (±5.6 points)	54.1%	53.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.0% (±1.7 points)	1.7%	1.9%	4.9%
Wood	1.6% (±1.5 points)	6.4%	4.8%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±0.9 points)	1.2%	0.7%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.8% (±1.0 points)	0.4%	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 Sweet Home, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Linn County (0.3%).

It is also lower than in Oregon (1.2%).

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

In Sweet Home, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Linn County (54.1%).

It is also higher than in Oregon (53.5%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Sweet Home

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sweet Home
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Sweet Home	—	63.4% (±5.6 points)	—
Waterloo	8.7 mi	65.2% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sodaville	9.9 mi	65.3% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lebanon	13 mi	57.8% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brownsville	14 mi	41.5% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Halsey	20 mi	43.1% (±14.6 points)	Lower
Scio	22 mi	39.3% (±11.7 points)	Lower
Tangent	22 mi	50.7% (±9.9 points)	Lower
Harrisburg	25 mi	65.9% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brownsville, OR (41.5%), Halsey, OR (43.1%), Scio, OR (39.3%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Mill City	2.5% (±2.7 points)
2	Tangent	1.2% (±1.4 points)
3	Harrisburg	1.1% (±1.9 points)
4	Sweet Home	0.3% (±0.5 points)
5 (tie)	Albany	0.0% (±0.2 points)
5 (tie)	Brownsville	0.0% (±4.9 points)
5 (tie)	Halsey	0.0% (±8.7 points)
5 (tie)	Lebanon	0.0% (±0.5 points)
5 (tie)	Lyons	0.0% (±7.8 points)
5 (tie)	Millersburg	0.0% (±3.4 points)

Showing 10 of 13 places in Linn 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 Sweet Home

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Sweet Home, used by 63.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Sweet Home heat with oil?

0.3% (±0.5 points) of occupied homes in Sweet Home use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Sweet Home have electric heat?

63.4% (±5.6 points) of occupied homes in Sweet Home heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

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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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