How are homes heated in Queens Gate, PA?

Name: Heating fuel in Queens Gate, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Queens Gate, used by 58.7% (±23.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.5% heat with electricity.

0.8% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 58.7% (±23.5 points)
Electricity: 40.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.8%

Heating fuel in Queens Gate

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Queens Gate	York County	Pennsylvania	United States
Utility gas	58.7% (±23.5 points)	51.2%	51.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.8% (±1.3 points)	12.6%	14.0%	3.9%
Electricity	40.5% (±23.7 points)	23.9%	25.3%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±3.5 points)	7.6%	5.1%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±3.5 points)	2.8%	2.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.5%	0.8%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.7%	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 Queens Gate, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in York County (12.6%).

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

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

In Queens Gate, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from York County (23.9%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Queens Gate

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Queens Gate
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Queens Gate	—	40.5% (±23.7 points)	—
Valley View (York County)	1.0 mi	12.9% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Tyler Run	1.0 mi	21.6% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Garden Township	1.9 mi	7.4% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Spry	1.9 mi	13.2% (±6.2 points)	Lower
East York	2.0 mi	11.1% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Grantley	2.3 mi	8.2% (±4.7 points)	Lower
York	2.9 mi	25.2% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Windsor Township (York County)	3.3 mi	13.2% (±3.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Valley View (York County), PA (12.9%), Spring Garden Township, PA (7.4%), Spry, PA (13.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
8	Stonybrook	3.2% (±2.4 points)
9	Emigsville	2.3% (±2.8 points)
10	Spry	2.2% (±1.8 points)
11	Grantley	2.0% (±1.7 points)
12	East York	1.8% (±1.4 points)
13	Shiloh	1.1% (±1.5 points)
14	Queens Gate	0.8% (±1.3 points)
15 (tie)	Tyler Run	0.0% (±3.6 points)
15 (tie)	Yorklyn	0.0% (±5.1 points)

Showing 9 of 16 places in York County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside York 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 Queens Gate

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Queens Gate, used by 58.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Queens Gate heat with oil?

0.8% (±1.3 points) of occupied homes in Queens Gate use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Queens Gate have electric heat?

40.5% (±23.7 points) of occupied homes in Queens Gate heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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