How are homes heated in Woodside, PA?

Name: Heating fuel in Woodside, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Woodside, used by 69.2% (±11.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

14.3% heat with utility gas.

13.7% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 14.3% (±7.0 points)
Electricity: 69.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 13.7%

Heating fuel in Woodside

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Woodside	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Utility gas	14.3% (±7.0 points)	37.7%	51.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	13.7% (±11.5 points)	23.6%	14.0%	3.9%
Electricity	69.2% (±11.3 points)	30.9%	25.3%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.8% (±3.5 points)	5.4%	5.1%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±4.0 points)	1.0%	2.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±4.0 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±4.0 points)	0.1%	0.8%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±4.0 points)	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±4.0 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 Woodside, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Bucks County (23.6%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.9%).

In Woodside, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Bucks County (30.9%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Woodside

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Woodside
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Woodside	—	69.2% (±11.3 points)	—
Yardley	1.3 mi	44.4% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Woodbourne	2.4 mi	11.8% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Fairless Hills	3.6 mi	16.3% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Newtown	3.8 mi	20.7% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Ewing Township	3.9 mi	15.3% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Newtown Township (Bucks County)	4.3 mi	28.5% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Middletown Township (Bucks County)	4.3 mi	28.5% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Morrisville	4.4 mi	31.8% (±8.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Yardley, PA (44.4%), Woodbourne, PA (11.8%), Fairless Hills, PA (16.3%).

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
6	Eddington	29.2% (±12.1 points)
7	Trevose	26.6% (±8.4 points)
8	Croydon	25.3% (±5.4 points)
9	Feasterville	25.0% (±11.3 points)
10	Brittany Farms-The Highlands	18.1% (±8.0 points)
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)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Bucks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Lower Makefield 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 Woodside

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Woodside, used by 69.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Woodside heat with oil?

13.7% (±11.5 points) of occupied homes in Woodside use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Woodside have electric heat?

69.2% (±11.3 points) of occupied homes in Woodside heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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