How are homes heated in Somers, WI?

Name: Heating fuel in Somers, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Somers, used by 76.0% (±6.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

20.3% heat with electricity.

0.1% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 76.0% (±6.4 points)
Electricity: 20.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.1%

Heating fuel in Somers

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Somers	Kenosha County	Wisconsin	United States
Utility gas	76.0% (±6.4 points)	75.3%	64.8%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.8%	1.4%	3.9%
Electricity	20.3% (±6.2 points)	19.7%	17.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.0% (±1.4 points)	2.6%	11.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±0.7 points)	0.6%	2.7%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.7 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.5%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.5% (±1.8 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 Somers, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Kenosha County (0.8%).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin (1.4%).

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

In Somers, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Kenosha County (19.7%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (17.8%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Somers

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Somers
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Somers	—	20.3% (±6.2 points)	—
Town of Somers	2.8 mi	17.3% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Sturtevant	3.9 mi	12.3% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Kenosha	3.9 mi	23.4% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Pleasant	4.5 mi	25.8% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Elmwood Park	4.9 mi	6.3% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Town of Paris (Kenosha County)	6.4 mi	4.6% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Racine	6.9 mi	20.8% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Yorkville	7.7 mi	8.7% (±4.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Elmwood Park, WI (6.3%), Town of Paris (Kenosha County), WI (4.6%), Yorkville, WI (8.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
5	Pleasant Prairie	1.3% (±1.2 points)
6	Paddock Lake	1.2% (±2.0 points)
7 (tie)	Bristol	0.9% (±1.5 points)
7 (tie)	Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County)	0.9% (±1.4 points)
9	Kenosha	0.4% (±0.3 points)
10 (tie)	Salem Lakes	0.1% (±0.1 points)
10 (tie)	Somers	0.1% (±0.2 points)
12	Town of Somers	0.0% (±5.3 points)

Showing 8 of 12 places in Kenosha 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 Somers

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Somers, used by 76.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Somers heat with oil?

0.1% (±0.2 points) of occupied homes in Somers use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Somers have electric heat?

20.3% (±6.2 points) of occupied homes in Somers heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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