How are homes heated in Hughes Springs, TX?

Name: Heating fuel in Hughes Springs, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Hughes Springs, used by 68.4% (±10.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.4% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 31.4% (±10.4 points)
Electricity: 68.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Hughes Springs

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Hughes Springs	Cass County	Texas	United States
Utility gas	31.4% (±10.4 points)	24.0%	34.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±6.5 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	68.4% (±10.5 points)	69.5%	61.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.1% (±0.4 points)	4.6%	2.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±6.5 points)	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±6.5 points)	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±6.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±6.5 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±6.5 points)	0.3%	0.6%	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 Hughes Springs, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Cass County (0.0%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (0.1%).

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

In Hughes Springs, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Cass County (69.5%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (61.2%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Hughes Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hughes Springs
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Hughes Springs	—	68.4% (±10.5 points)	—
Daingerfield	5.9 mi	41.8% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Lone Star	6.1 mi	64.7% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Avinger	8.4 mi	50.6% (±16.8 points)	Not measurably different
Marietta	13 mi	82.0% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Omaha	14 mi	27.2% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Naples	14 mi	45.6% (±11.8 points)	Lower
Ore City	15 mi	69.5% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Linden	16 mi	44.4% (±8.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Daingerfield, TX (41.8%), Omaha, TX (27.2%), Naples, TX (45.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Queen City	0.5% (±1.1 points)
2 (tie)	Atlanta	0.0% (±2.2 points)
2 (tie)	Avinger	0.0% (±26.3 points)
2 (tie)	Bloomburg	0.0% (±30.2 points)
2 (tie)	Domino	0.0% (±100.0 points)
2 (tie)	Douglassville	0.0% (±30.9 points)
2 (tie)	Hughes Springs	0.0% (±6.5 points)
2 (tie)	Linden	0.0% (±6.0 points)
2 (tie)	Marietta	0.0% (±47.1 points)

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 Hughes Springs

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Hughes Springs, used by 68.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Hughes Springs heat with oil?

0.0% (±6.5 points) of occupied homes in Hughes Springs use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Hughes Springs have electric heat?

68.4% (±10.5 points) of occupied homes in Hughes Springs heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hughes Springs city, Texas

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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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