How are homes heated in Ingleside on the Bay, TX?

Name: Heating fuel in Ingleside on the Bay, TX, 2020–2024
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Ingleside on the Bay, used by 74.2% (±8.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

25.1% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 25.1% (±8.5 points)
Electricity: 74.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Ingleside on the Bay

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Ingleside on the Bay	San Patricio County	Texas	United States
Utility gas	25.1% (±8.5 points)	17.7%	34.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±16.1 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	74.2% (±8.5 points)	77.5%	61.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±16.1 points)	3.2%	2.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±16.1 points)	0.0%	0.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.7% (±1.1 points)	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±16.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±16.1 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±16.1 points)	1.3%	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 Ingleside on the Bay, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from San Patricio County (0.0%).

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

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

In Ingleside on the Bay, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from San Patricio County (77.5%).

It is also higher than in Texas (61.2%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Ingleside on the Bay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ingleside on the Bay
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Ingleside on the Bay	—	74.2% (±8.5 points)	—
Ingleside	2.9 mi	90.9% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Corpus Christi	6.0 mi	79.4% (±0.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gregory	7.7 mi	75.7% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Portland	7.9 mi	75.7% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Port Aransas	8.1 mi	87.6% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Aransas Pass	9.3 mi	84.7% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Taft	15 mi	58.9% (±11.7 points)	Lower
Taft Southwest	15 mi	70.4% (±18.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Taft, TX (58.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ingleside, TX (90.9%), Port Aransas, TX (87.6%), Aransas Pass, TX (84.7%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across San Patricio County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Aransas Pass	0.0% (±1.4 points)
1 (tie)	Gregory	0.0% (±8.1 points)
1 (tie)	Ingleside	0.0% (±1.3 points)
1 (tie)	Ingleside on the Bay	0.0% (±16.1 points)
1 (tie)	Lake City	0.0% (±22.7 points)
1 (tie)	Lakeside (San Patricio County)	0.0% (±28.9 points)
1 (tie)	Mathis	0.0% (±2.7 points)
1 (tie)	Odem	0.0% (±6.4 points)
1 (tie)	Portland	0.0% (±0.7 points)
1 (tie)	San Patricio	0.0% (±24.5 points)

Showing 10 of 13 places in San Patricio County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Ingleside on the Bay

What is the most common way to heat a home in Ingleside on the Bay?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Ingleside on the Bay, used by 74.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Ingleside on the Bay heat with oil?

0.0% (±16.1 points) of occupied homes in Ingleside on the Bay use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Ingleside on the Bay have electric heat?

74.2% (±8.5 points) of occupied homes in Ingleside on the Bay heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ingleside on the Bay 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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