How are homes heated in Surfside Beach, TX?

Name: Heating fuel in Surfside Beach, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Surfside Beach, used by 93.5% (±4.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.6% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.6% (±0.9 points)
Electricity: 93.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Surfside Beach

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Surfside Beach	Brazoria County	Texas	United States
Utility gas	0.6% (±0.9 points)	46.3%	34.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±13.2 points)	0.2%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	93.5% (±4.6 points)	48.3%	61.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	5.1% (±4.6 points)	3.8%	2.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.3% (±0.9 points)	0.1%	0.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.6% (±1.1 points)	0.1%	0.3%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±13.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±13.2 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±13.2 points)	1.0%	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 Surfside Beach, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Brazoria County (0.2%).

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

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

In Surfside Beach, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Brazoria County (48.3%).

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 Surfside Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Surfside Beach
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Surfside Beach	—	93.5% (±4.6 points)	—
Quintana	3.9 mi	90.0% (±23.6 points)	Not measurably different
Oyster Creek	4.2 mi	57.7% (±18.8 points)	Lower
Freeport	4.4 mi	52.4% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Clute	8.6 mi	59.1% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Richwood	10 mi	65.0% (±14.5 points)	Lower
Jones Creek	11 mi	51.1% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Lake Jackson	12 mi	48.2% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Angleton	17 mi	48.2% (±5.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Oyster Creek, TX (57.7%), Freeport, TX (52.4%), Clute, TX (59.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
3 (tie)	Oyster Creek	0.0% (±8.5 points)
3 (tie)	Pearland	0.0% (±0.1 points)
3 (tie)	Quintana	0.0% (±100.0 points)
3 (tie)	Richwood	0.0% (±2.5 points)
3 (tie)	Rosharon	0.0% (±8.3 points)
3 (tie)	Sandy Point	0.0% (±47.5 points)
3 (tie)	Surfside Beach	0.0% (±13.2 points)
3 (tie)	Sweeny	0.0% (±3.4 points)
3 (tie)	West Columbia	0.0% (±3.4 points)
3 (tie)	Wild Peach Village	0.0% (±5.0 points)

Showing 10 of 26 places in Brazoria 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 Surfside Beach

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Surfside Beach, used by 93.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Surfside Beach heat with oil?

0.0% (±13.2 points) of occupied homes in Surfside Beach use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Surfside Beach have electric heat?

93.5% (±4.6 points) of occupied homes in Surfside Beach heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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