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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Tainter, WI, 2020–2024
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Tainter, used by 47.2% (±7.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

14.2% heat with electricity.

0.7% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 47.2% (±7.8 points)
Electricity: 14.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.7%

Heating fuel in the Town of Tainter

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Tainter	Dunn County	Wisconsin	United States
Utility gas	47.2% (±7.8 points)	34.4%	64.8%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.7% (±0.8 points)	1.7%	1.4%	3.9%
Electricity	14.2% (±4.6 points)	22.1%	17.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	34.0% (±5.8 points)	34.5%	11.8%	4.9%
Wood	3.0% (±2.1 points)	5.6%	2.7%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.4% (±0.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.5% (±0.7 points)	1.2%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.4%	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 Tainter, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Dunn County (1.7%).

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

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

In the Town of Tainter, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Dunn County (22.1%).

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 the Town of Tainter

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Tainter
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Tainter	—	14.2% (±4.6 points)	—
Wheeler	5.2 mi	12.8% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Sherman (Dunn County)	5.5 mi	8.1% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Colfax	5.7 mi	19.8% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Red Cedar	6.3 mi	8.0% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Colfax	6.5 mi	5.9% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Menomonie	7.2 mi	42.2% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Town of Otter Creek (Dunn County)	7.4 mi	6.1% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Town of Elk Mound	8.2 mi	9.5% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Sherman (Dunn County), WI (8.1%), Town of Colfax, WI (5.9%), Town of Otter Creek (Dunn County), WI (6.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Menomonie, WI (42.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
17 (tie)	Town of Elk Mound	2.0% (±1.3 points)
19	Town of Red Cedar	1.8% (±1.5 points)
20	Town of Sherman (Dunn County)	1.4% (±1.3 points)
21	Elk Mound	1.0% (±1.1 points)
22	Colfax	0.9% (±1.2 points)
23	Wheeler	0.8% (±2.8 points)
24	Town of Tainter	0.7% (±0.8 points)
25	Knapp	0.4% (±1.2 points)
26	Menomonie	0.2% (±0.3 points)
27	Town of Menomonie	0.1% (±0.2 points)
28 (tie)	Boyceville	0.0% (±4.0 points)
28 (tie)	Downing	0.0% (±20.2 points)
28 (tie)	Town of Otter Creek (Dunn County)	0.0% (±10.8 points)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Dunn County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Tainter

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Tainter, used by 47.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

0.7% (±0.8 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Tainter use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

14.2% (±4.6 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Tainter heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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