How are homes heated in Gamble Township, PA?

Name: Heating fuel in Gamble Township, PA, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Gamble Township, used by 26.3% (±6.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

23.4% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±9.8 points)
Electricity: 23.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 26.3%

Heating fuel in Gamble Township

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Gamble Township	Lycoming County	Pennsylvania	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±9.8 points)	35.1%	51.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	26.3% (±6.7 points)	21.5%	14.0%	3.9%
Electricity	23.4% (±6.8 points)	27.1%	25.3%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	11.7% (±6.5 points)	6.0%	5.1%	4.9%
Wood	25.6% (±6.8 points)	6.7%	2.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±9.8 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	10.8% (±4.9 points)	2.3%	0.8%	0.1%
Other fuel	2.2% (±1.8 points)	1.0%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±9.8 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 Gamble Township, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Lycoming County (21.5%).

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

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

In Gamble Township, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Lycoming County (27.1%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (25.3%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Gamble Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gamble Township
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Gamble Township	—	23.4% (±6.8 points)	—
Eldred Township (Lycoming County)	3.4 mi	35.3% (±7.7 points)	Higher
Hepburn Township	5.3 mi	26.9% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Fairfield Township	5.8 mi	21.9% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lewis Township (Lycoming County)	6.7 mi	15.5% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Plunketts Creek Township	7.1 mi	16.9% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Loyalsock Township	7.2 mi	34.9% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Cascade Township	7.3 mi	10.8% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Kenmar	7.9 mi	45.2% (±9.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cascade Township, PA (10.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Eldred Township (Lycoming County), PA (35.3%), Loyalsock Township, PA (34.9%), Kenmar, PA (45.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
32 (tie)	Brown Township (Lycoming County)	32.7% (±18.6 points)
32 (tie)	McNett Township	32.7% (±17.9 points)
34	Hughesville	31.6% (±7.2 points)
35	Porter Township (Lycoming County)	30.4% (±9.4 points)
36	Franklin Township (Lycoming County)	29.5% (±8.0 points)
37	Pine Township (Lycoming County)	26.5% (±14.1 points)
38	Gamble Township	26.3% (±6.7 points)
39	Clinton Township (Lycoming County)	25.9% (±6.6 points)
40	Plunketts Creek Township	25.0% (±7.0 points)
41 (tie)	Washington Township (Lycoming County)	24.7% (±6.4 points)
41 (tie)	Wolf Township	24.7% (±7.8 points)
43	Jersey Shore	24.2% (±8.6 points)
44	Eldred Township (Lycoming County)	23.7% (±6.5 points)

Showing 13 of 52 places in Lycoming 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 Gamble Township

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Gamble Township, used by 26.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Gamble Township heat with oil?

26.3% (±6.7 points) of occupied homes in Gamble Township use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Gamble Township have electric heat?

23.4% (±6.8 points) of occupied homes in Gamble Township heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Gamble township, Lycoming County, 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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