How are homes heated in West Earl Township, PA?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in West Earl Township, used by 37.6% (±5.9 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

16.2% heat with utility gas.

18.4% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
16.2% (±4.1 points)
Electricity
37.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene
18.4%

Heating fuel in West Earl Township

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostWest Earl TownshipLancaster CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Utility gas16.2% (±4.1 points)33.1%51.3%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.18.4% (±5.5 points)16.2%14.0%3.9%
Electricity37.6% (±5.9 points)35.5%25.3%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)17.8% (±5.0 points)9.0%5.1%4.9%
Wood2.0% (±1.5 points)2.6%2.1%1.4%
Solar energy0.0% (±1.2 points)0.2%0.1%0.3%
Coal or coke7.6% (±6.3 points)1.9%0.8%0.1%
Other fuel0.0% (±1.2 points)0.9%0.8%0.5%
No fuel used0.3% (±0.5 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 West Earl Township, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Lancaster County (16.2%).

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

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

In West Earl Township, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Lancaster County (35.5%).

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 West Earl Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Earl Township
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
West Earl Township—37.6% (±5.9 points)—
Leola2.4 mi35.7% (±6.9 points)Not measurably different
Akron2.6 mi56.7% (±8.0 points)Higher
Upper Leacock Township3.1 mi30.8% (±6.5 points)Not measurably different
Ephrata Township3.4 mi51.4% (±7.5 points)Higher
Ephrata3.8 mi49.4% (±5.1 points)Higher
Rothsville4.2 mi57.3% (±11.3 points)Higher
Earl Township (Lancaster County)4.2 mi20.8% (±6.0 points)Lower
New Holland4.9 mi37.1% (±7.8 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Earl Township (Lancaster County), PA (20.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Akron, PA (56.7%), Ephrata Township, PA (51.4%), Ephrata, PA (49.4%).

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

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

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
27Martic Township21.7% (±6.4 points)
28 (tie)Christiana21.3% (±5.6 points)
28 (tie)Rapho Township21.3% (±5.0 points)
30East Earl Township20.4% (±6.3 points)
31Little Britain Township20.2% (±7.7 points)
32Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)18.6% (±5.2 points)
33West Earl Township18.4% (±5.5 points)
34 (tie)Elizabethtown17.7% (±5.6 points)
34 (tie)East Drumore Township17.7% (±6.8 points)
36Pequea Township17.6% (±6.4 points)
37Manor Township (Lancaster County)17.5% (±3.8 points)
38Earl Township (Lancaster County)16.9% (±6.1 points)
39Brecknock Township (Lancaster County)16.3% (±5.0 points)

Showing 13 of 60 places in Lancaster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for West Earl Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Brownstown (community).

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 West Earl Township

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in West Earl Township, used by 37.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in West Earl Township heat with oil?

18.4% (±5.5 points) of occupied homes in West Earl Township use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in West Earl Township have electric heat?

37.6% (±5.9 points) of occupied homes in West Earl Township 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 West Earl township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:82824, in state:42 county:071).

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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