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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Rome, WI, 2020–2024
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Rome, used by 65.3% (±6.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

10.4% heat with electricity.

0.6% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 65.3% (±6.5 points)
Electricity: 10.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.6%

Heating fuel in the Town of Rome

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Rome	Adams County	Wisconsin	United States
Utility gas	65.3% (±6.5 points)	27.5%	64.8%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.6% (±0.9 points)	1.3%	1.4%	3.9%
Electricity	10.4% (±3.5 points)	9.5%	17.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	22.0% (±5.0 points)	54.1%	11.8%	4.9%
Wood	1.3% (±1.2 points)	6.5%	2.7%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.4% (±0.7 points)	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.3%	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 Rome, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Adams County (1.3%).

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

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

In the Town of Rome, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Adams County (9.5%).

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 Rome

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Rome
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Rome	—	10.4% (±3.5 points)	—
Town of Saratoga	5.7 mi	5.3% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Big Flats	6.9 mi	5.3% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Town of Leola	7.6 mi	1.5% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Nekoosa	8.7 mi	12.7% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Monroe (Adams County)	9.5 mi	0.9% (±1.2 points)	Lower
Town of Armenia	9.6 mi	1.3% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Town of Colburn (Adams County)	9.6 mi	5.1% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Port Edwards	9.7 mi	2.8% (±2.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Big Flats, WI (5.3%), Town of Leola, WI (1.5%), Town of Monroe (Adams County), WI (0.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
2	Town of Monroe (Adams County)	7.7% (±4.9 points)
3	Town of Leola	2.2% (±3.3 points)
4	Town of Big Flats	1.8% (±1.5 points)
5 (tie)	Town of Colburn (Adams County)	1.4% (±2.2 points)
5 (tie)	Town of Lincoln (Adams County)	1.4% (±2.0 points)
7	Town of Jackson (Adams County)	1.3% (±1.5 points)
8	Town of Rome	0.6% (±0.9 points)
9	Town of Springville	0.5% (±0.8 points)
10	Town of Preston (Adams County)	0.4% (±0.6 points)
11	Adams	0.3% (±0.5 points)
12 (tie)	Friendship	0.0% (±6.5 points)
12 (tie)	Town of Adams (Adams County)	0.0% (±3.5 points)
12 (tie)	Town of Dell Prairie	0.0% (±3.4 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Adams County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for the Town of Rome include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Lake Camelot.

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 Rome

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Rome, used by 65.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

0.6% (±0.9 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Rome use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

10.4% (±3.5 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Rome heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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