How are homes heated in Mount Vista, WA?

Name: Heating fuel in Mount Vista, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Mount Vista, used by 62.9% (±4.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.3% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 34.3% (±4.1 points)
Electricity: 62.9%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Mount Vista

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Mount Vista	Clark County	Washington	United States
Utility gas	34.3% (±4.1 points)	33.3%	33.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.4%	1.3%	3.9%
Electricity	62.9% (±4.5 points)	61.9%	58.6%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.9% (±1.2 points)	1.3%	3.0%	4.9%
Wood	1.6% (±1.4 points)	2.2%	2.8%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.5%	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 Mount Vista, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Clark County (0.4%).

It is also lower than in Washington (1.3%).

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

In Mount Vista, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Clark County (61.9%).

It is not measurably different from Washington (58.6%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Mount Vista

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Vista
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Mount Vista	—	62.9% (±4.5 points)	—
Barberton	1.9 mi	46.6% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Salmon Creek	2.4 mi	58.7% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Duluth	3.3 mi	89.3% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Meadow Glade	3.5 mi	43.7% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Hazel Dell	4.0 mi	66.3% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Brush Prairie	4.1 mi	71.4% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different
Felida	4.2 mi	41.4% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Lake Shore	4.3 mi	57.7% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Barberton, WA (46.6%), Meadow Glade, WA (43.7%), Felida, WA (41.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Duluth, WA (89.3%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
13 (tie)	Five Corners	0.0% (±0.5 points)
13 (tie)	Hockinson	0.0% (±1.9 points)
13 (tie)	La Center	0.0% (±2.7 points)
13 (tie)	Lake Shore	0.0% (±1.5 points)
13 (tie)	Lewisville	0.0% (±4.6 points)
13 (tie)	Meadow Glade	0.0% (±4.2 points)
13 (tie)	Mount Vista	0.0% (±0.9 points)
13 (tie)	Ridgefield	0.0% (±0.8 points)
13 (tie)	Venersborg	0.0% (±2.8 points)

Showing 9 of 24 places in Clark County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Mount Vista 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 Mount Vista

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Mount Vista, used by 62.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Mount Vista heat with oil?

0.0% (±0.9 points) of occupied homes in Mount Vista use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Mount Vista have electric heat?

62.9% (±4.5 points) of occupied homes in Mount Vista heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

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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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