How are homes heated in the Town of Boscobel, WI?

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Boscobel, WI, 2020–2024
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Boscobel, used by 64.2% (±11.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

9.0% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 64.2% (±11.1 points)
Electricity: 9.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in the Town of Boscobel

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Boscobel	Grant County	Wisconsin	United States
Utility gas	64.2% (±11.1 points)	45.2%	64.8%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±10.6 points)	5.7%	1.4%	3.9%
Electricity	9.0% (±4.7 points)	16.3%	17.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	16.4% (±10.6 points)	24.0%	11.8%	4.9%
Wood	9.5% (±7.3 points)	7.6%	2.7%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±10.6 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±10.6 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±10.6 points)	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.0% (±1.7 points)	0.6%	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 the Town of Boscobel, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Grant County (5.7%).

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

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

In the Town of Boscobel, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Grant County (16.3%).

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 the Town of Boscobel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Boscobel
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Boscobel	—	9.0% (±4.7 points)	—
Boscobel	1.7 mi	25.8% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Town of Watterstown	4.2 mi	1.1% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Town of Marion (Grant County)	4.8 mi	12.6% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hickory Grove	5.4 mi	3.6% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Marietta	5.6 mi	1.4% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Blue River	6.3 mi	8.7% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Woodman	6.8 mi	38.0% (±21.2 points)	Higher
Town of Scott (Crawford County)	8.2 mi	1.8% (±1.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Watterstown, WI (1.1%), Town of Marietta, WI (1.4%), Town of Scott (Crawford County), WI (1.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Boscobel, WI (25.8%), Woodman, WI (38.0%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
44	Boscobel	1.4% (±1.4 points)
45	Blue River	1.3% (±2.6 points)
46	Muscoda	1.1% (±1.1 points)
47	Cuba City	0.5% (±0.8 points)
48	Hazel Green	0.4% (±0.7 points)
49 (tie)	Patch Grove	0.0% (±16.1 points)
49 (tie)	Town of Boscobel	0.0% (±10.6 points)
49 (tie)	Town of Muscoda	0.0% (±7.6 points)
49 (tie)	Town of Woodman	0.0% (±21.3 points)

Showing 9 of 52 places in Grant 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 Town of Boscobel

What is the most common way to heat a home in the Town of Boscobel?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Boscobel, used by 64.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in the Town of Boscobel heat with oil?

0.0% (±10.6 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Boscobel use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in the Town of Boscobel have electric heat?

9.0% (±4.7 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Boscobel heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Boscobel town, Grant County, 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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