How are homes heated in Eagleville, PA?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Eagleville, used by 47.6% (±8.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.7% heat with utility gas.

17.5% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
34.7% (±7.3 points)
Electricity
47.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene
17.5%

Heating fuel in Eagleville

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostEaglevilleMontgomery CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Utility gas34.7% (±7.3 points)51.8%51.3%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.17.5% (±6.0 points)14.5%14.0%3.9%
Electricity47.6% (±8.2 points)27.4%25.3%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)0.1% (±0.3 points)4.2%5.1%4.9%
Wood0.0% (±2.3 points)0.6%2.1%1.4%
Solar energy0.0% (±2.3 points)0.1%0.1%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±2.3 points)0.1%0.8%0.1%
Other fuel0.0% (±2.3 points)0.5%0.8%0.5%
No fuel used0.0% (±2.3 points)0.6%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 Eagleville, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Montgomery County (14.5%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (14.0%).

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

In Eagleville, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Montgomery County (27.4%).

It is also higher than in Pennsylvania (25.3%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Eagleville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Eagleville
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
Eagleville—47.6% (±8.2 points)—
Trooper0.9 mi10.9% (±4.5 points)Lower
Audubon2.3 mi42.9% (±6.2 points)Not measurably different
Evansburg2.5 mi23.3% (±10.9 points)Lower
West Norriton Township2.6 mi26.9% (±5.1 points)Lower
Collegeville3.2 mi31.1% (±11.3 points)Lower
Worcester Township3.8 mi18.6% (±5.0 points)Lower
East Norriton Township3.9 mi35.1% (±5.2 points)Lower
Skippack Township4.0 mi18.1% (±5.0 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Trooper, PA (10.9%), Evansburg, PA (23.3%), West Norriton Township, PA (26.9%).

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

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

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
5Trooper26.5% (±5.9 points)
6Gilbertsville21.6% (±5.6 points)
7Horsham20.9% (±4.1 points)
8Audubon19.3% (±4.9 points)
9Mont Clare18.6% (±11.1 points)
10Sanatoga18.1% (±5.8 points)
11Eagleville17.5% (±6.0 points)
12Blue Bell15.0% (±3.7 points)
13Halfway House14.0% (±7.0 points)
14Skippack12.9% (±7.3 points)
15Montgomeryville12.5% (±2.8 points)
16Harleysville11.9% (±5.8 points)
17Fort Washington11.7% (±3.4 points)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Lower Providence Township, whose figures include it.

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 Eagleville

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Eagleville, used by 47.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Eagleville heat with oil?

17.5% (±6.0 points) of occupied homes in Eagleville use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Eagleville have electric heat?

47.6% (±8.2 points) of occupied homes in Eagleville 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 Eagleville CDP (Montgomery County), Pennsylvania (place:20672, in state:42).

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.

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