How are homes heated in Maple Bluff, WI?

Name: Heating fuel in Maple Bluff, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Maple Bluff, used by 88.3% (±4.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

10.2% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 88.3% (±4.2 points)
Electricity: 10.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Maple Bluff

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Maple Bluff	Dane County	Wisconsin	United States
Utility gas	88.3% (±4.2 points)	68.4%	64.8%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.4%	1.4%	3.9%
Electricity	10.2% (±4.0 points)	24.7%	17.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.9% (±1.0 points)	4.5%	11.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.5%	2.7%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.6% (±0.9 points)	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.7%	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 Maple Bluff, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Dane County (0.4%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (1.4%).

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

In Maple Bluff, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Dane County (24.7%).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin (17.8%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Maple Bluff

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Maple Bluff
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Maple Bluff	—	10.2% (±4.0 points)	—
Madison	3.6 mi	28.8% (±1.1 points)	Higher
Town of Burke	4.0 mi	6.9% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Westport	4.5 mi	17.7% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Shorewood Hills	4.7 mi	24.1% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Monona	4.8 mi	23.1% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Waunakee	5.9 mi	21.3% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Town of Blooming Grove	6.4 mi	20.2% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Middleton	6.9 mi	26.9% (±3.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Madison, WI (28.8%), Town of Westport, WI (17.7%), Shorewood Hills, WI (24.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
40 (tie)	Cottage Grove	0.0% (±0.6 points)
40 (tie)	Cross Plains	0.0% (±1.4 points)
40 (tie)	Dane	0.0% (±5.4 points)
40 (tie)	DeForest	0.0% (±0.5 points)
40 (tie)	Fitchburg	0.0% (±0.1 points)
40 (tie)	McFarland	0.0% (±0.6 points)
40 (tie)	Maple Bluff	0.0% (±4.1 points)
40 (tie)	Marshall	0.0% (±1.5 points)
40 (tie)	Oregon	0.0% (±0.5 points)
40 (tie)	Shorewood Hills	0.0% (±2.5 points)
40 (tie)	Stoughton	0.0% (±0.4 points)
40 (tie)	Waunakee	0.0% (±0.4 points)
40 (tie)	Windsor	0.0% (±0.6 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Dane 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 Maple Bluff

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Maple Bluff, used by 88.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Maple Bluff heat with oil?

0.0% (±4.1 points) of occupied homes in Maple Bluff use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Maple Bluff have electric heat?

10.2% (±4.0 points) of occupied homes in Maple Bluff heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Maple Bluff village, Wisconsin

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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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