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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Peshtigo, WI, 2020–2024
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Peshtigo, used by 62.3% (±9.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

7.0% heat with electricity.

0.8% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 62.3% (±9.7 points)
Electricity: 7.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.8%

Heating fuel in the Town of Peshtigo

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Peshtigo	Marinette County	Wisconsin	United States
Utility gas	62.3% (±9.7 points)	49.4%	64.8%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.8% (±1.4 points)	1.6%	1.4%	3.9%
Electricity	7.0% (±4.1 points)	9.9%	17.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	21.5% (±8.9 points)	28.3%	11.8%	4.9%
Wood	8.4% (±6.9 points)	9.8%	2.7%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.4%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.2 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 the Town of Peshtigo, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Marinette County (1.6%).

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

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

In the Town of Peshtigo, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Marinette County (9.9%).

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 Peshtigo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Peshtigo
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Peshtigo	—	7.0% (±4.1 points)	—
Peshtigo	6.5 mi	25.5% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Marinette	7.0 mi	16.2% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Menominee	9.5 mi	11.4% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Gardner	10 mi	2.7% (±1.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Grover (Marinette County)	11 mi	4.4% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Little River	12 mi	4.7% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Oconto	12 mi	28.4% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Town of Nasewaupee	13 mi	5.8% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Peshtigo, WI (25.5%), Marinette, WI (16.2%), Oconto, WI (28.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
9	Town of Athelstane	3.9% (±4.4 points)
10	Town of Grover (Marinette County)	2.7% (±2.0 points)
11	Town of Niagara	2.5% (±2.6 points)
12	Town of Porterfield	2.3% (±1.6 points)
13	Town of Wausaukee	1.9% (±2.8 points)
14 (tie)	Wausaukee	0.8% (±1.2 points)
14 (tie)	Town of Peshtigo	0.8% (±1.4 points)
16	Coleman	0.7% (±1.1 points)
17	Crivitz	0.5% (±0.7 points)
18	Town of Goodman	0.4% (±1.3 points)
19	Marinette	0.2% (±0.3 points)
20 (tie)	Peshtigo	0.0% (±1.5 points)
20 (tie)	Pound	0.0% (±12.7 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Marinette 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 Peshtigo

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Peshtigo, used by 62.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

0.8% (±1.4 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Peshtigo use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

7.0% (±4.1 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Peshtigo heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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