How are homes heated in Prairie View, TX?

Name: Heating fuel in Prairie View, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Prairie View, used by 82.1% (±9.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

16.0% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 16.0% (±9.4 points)
Electricity: 82.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Prairie View

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Prairie View	Waller County	Texas	United States
Utility gas	16.0% (±9.4 points)	19.3%	34.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±3.3 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	82.1% (±9.7 points)	68.0%	61.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.2% (±1.3 points)	11.1%	2.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.8% (±1.4 points)	0.5%	0.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.3 points)	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.3 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.3 points)	0.4%	0.2%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±3.3 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 Prairie View, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Waller County (0.0%).

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

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

In Prairie View, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Waller County (68.0%).

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 Prairie View

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Prairie View
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Prairie View	—	82.1% (±9.7 points)	—
Waller	2.8 mi	86.8% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Island	3.7 mi	87.0% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hempstead	6.1 mi	82.5% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Todd Mission	15 mi	75.7% (±25.8 points)	Not measurably different
Magnolia	17 mi	58.6% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Stagecoach	17 mi	72.0% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Pinehurst (community)	18 mi	65.1% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Pattison	18 mi	54.6% (±18.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Magnolia, TX (58.6%), Pinehurst (community), TX (65.1%), Pattison, TX (54.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Brookshire	0.0% (±2.9 points)
1 (tie)	Hempstead	0.0% (±2.6 points)
1 (tie)	Pattison	0.0% (±21.3 points)
1 (tie)	Pine Island	0.0% (±9.8 points)
1 (tie)	Prairie View	0.0% (±3.3 points)
1 (tie)	Waller	0.0% (±4.3 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 Prairie View

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Prairie View, used by 82.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Prairie View heat with oil?

0.0% (±3.3 points) of occupied homes in Prairie View use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Prairie View have electric heat?

82.1% (±9.7 points) of occupied homes in Prairie View heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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