How are homes heated in Fairless Hills, PA?

Name: Heating fuel in Fairless Hills, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Fairless Hills, used by 77.5% (±5.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

16.3% heat with electricity.

2.2% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 77.5% (±5.1 points)
Electricity: 16.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 2.2%

Heating fuel in Fairless Hills

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Fairless Hills	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Utility gas	77.5% (±5.1 points)	37.7%	51.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	2.2% (±1.4 points)	23.6%	14.0%	3.9%
Electricity	16.3% (±4.8 points)	30.9%	25.3%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.3% (±1.8 points)	5.4%	5.1%	4.9%
Wood	0.7% (±1.1 points)	1.0%	2.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.1%	0.8%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.0 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 Fairless Hills, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Bucks County (23.6%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (14.0%).

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

In Fairless Hills, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Bucks County (30.9%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Fairless Hills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairless Hills
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Fairless Hills	—	16.3% (±4.8 points)	—
Levittown	1.8 mi	24.6% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Woodbourne	2.5 mi	11.8% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Middletown Township (Bucks County)	3.0 mi	28.5% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Tullytown	3.3 mi	42.6% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Woodside	3.6 mi	69.2% (±11.3 points)	Higher
Langhorne Manor	3.6 mi	12.7% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Penndel	3.7 mi	25.7% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Lower Makefield Township	3.7 mi	29.5% (±3.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Levittown, PA (24.6%), Middletown Township (Bucks County), PA (28.5%), Tullytown, PA (42.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
11	Milford Square	13.8% (±7.9 points)
12	Woodside	13.7% (±11.5 points)
13	Spinnerstown	13.1% (±11.0 points)
14	Andalusia	11.2% (±6.0 points)
15	Plumsteadville	10.8% (±7.9 points)
16	Village Shires	10.7% (±4.8 points)
17	Fairless Hills	2.2% (±1.4 points)
18	Newtown Grant	0.7% (±0.8 points)
19	Warminster Heights	0.6% (±0.9 points)
20	Woodbourne	0.0% (±2.4 points)

Showing 10 of 20 places in Bucks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Falls Township (Bucks County), 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 Fairless Hills

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Fairless Hills, used by 77.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Fairless Hills heat with oil?

2.2% (±1.4 points) of occupied homes in Fairless Hills use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Fairless Hills have electric heat?

16.3% (±4.8 points) of occupied homes in Fairless Hills heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fairless Hills CDP, Pennsylvania

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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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