How are homes heated in Oak Hills, PA?

Name: Heating fuel in Oak Hills, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Oak Hills, used by 72.2% (±8.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

27.2% heat with electricity.

0.6% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 72.2% (±8.5 points)
Electricity: 27.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.6%

Heating fuel in Oak Hills

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Oak Hills	Butler County	Pennsylvania	United States
Utility gas	72.2% (±8.5 points)	68.0%	51.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.6% (±1.0 points)	6.4%	14.0%	3.9%
Electricity	27.2% (±8.4 points)	18.6%	25.3%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±2.8 points)	4.3%	5.1%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.8 points)	1.9%	2.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.8 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.8 points)	0.1%	0.8%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.8 points)	0.5%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±2.8 points)	0.2%	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 Oak Hills, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Butler County (6.4%).

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

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

In Oak Hills, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Butler County (18.6%).

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 Oak Hills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oak Hills
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Oak Hills	—	27.2% (±8.4 points)	—
Meadowood	1.4 mi	13.1% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Butler	2.6 mi	16.2% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Penn Township (Butler County)	2.7 mi	14.4% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Meridian	2.8 mi	10.8% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Nixon	3.0 mi	2.8% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Homeacre-Lyndora	3.2 mi	22.9% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Summit Township (Butler County)	4.7 mi	10.5% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Jefferson Township (Butler County)	5.1 mi	11.5% (±5.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Meadowood, PA (13.1%), Butler, PA (16.2%), Penn Township (Butler County), PA (14.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Meadowood	2.9% (±2.6 points)
2	Nixon	2.8% (±4.1 points)
3	Oak Hills	0.6% (±1.0 points)
4	Shanor-Northvue	0.3% (±0.6 points)
5	Homeacre-Lyndora	0.2% (±0.3 points)
6 (tie)	Meridian	0.0% (±1.9 points)
6 (tie)	Slippery Rock University	0.0% (±47.5 points)

Oak 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 Butler Township (Butler 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 Oak Hills

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Oak Hills, used by 72.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Oak Hills heat with oil?

0.6% (±1.0 points) of occupied homes in Oak Hills use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Oak Hills have electric heat?

27.2% (±8.4 points) of occupied homes in Oak Hills heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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