How are homes heated in Wyldwood, TX?

Name: Heating fuel in Wyldwood, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Wyldwood, used by 83.8% (±10.9 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±3.4 points)
Electricity: 83.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Wyldwood

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Wyldwood	Bastrop County	Texas	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±3.4 points)	15.8%	34.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±3.4 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	83.8% (±10.9 points)	72.9%	61.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	16.2% (±10.9 points)	8.9%	2.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±3.4 points)	1.3%	0.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.4 points)	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.4 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±3.4 points)	0.4%	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 Wyldwood, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Bastrop County (0.0%).

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

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

In Wyldwood, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Bastrop County (72.9%).

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 Wyldwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wyldwood
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Wyldwood	—	83.8% (±10.9 points)	—
Cedar Creek	3.8 mi	89.6% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Webberville	6.9 mi	59.1% (±17.9 points)	Lower
Garfield	7.2 mi	74.4% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bastrop	9.6 mi	55.2% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Hornsby Bend	10 mi	34.7% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Camp Swift	12 mi	84.2% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Circle D-KC Estates	14 mi	78.6% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mustang Ridge	14 mi	62.1% (±11.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Webberville, TX (59.1%), Bastrop, TX (55.2%), Hornsby Bend, TX (34.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Cedar Creek	0.0% (±4.8 points)
1 (tie)	Circle D-KC Estates	0.0% (±4.2 points)
1 (tie)	Elgin	0.0% (±1.1 points)
1 (tie)	McDade	0.0% (±13.8 points)
1 (tie)	Rosanky	0.0% (±8.0 points)
1 (tie)	Smithville	0.0% (±2.8 points)
1 (tie)	Wyldwood	0.0% (±3.4 points)

Showing 7 of 9 places in Bastrop County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Wyldwood

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Wyldwood, used by 83.8% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Wyldwood heat with oil?

0.0% (±3.4 points) of occupied homes in Wyldwood use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Wyldwood have electric heat?

83.8% (±10.9 points) of occupied homes in Wyldwood heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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