How are homes heated in Sundance, WY?

Name: Heating fuel in Sundance, WY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Sundance, used by 66.6% (±13.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

2.3% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 2.3% (±2.0 points)
Electricity: 66.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Sundance

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Sundance	Crook County	Wyoming	United States
Utility gas	2.3% (±2.0 points)	11.1%	59.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	66.6% (±13.6 points)	35.6%	23.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	23.9% (±12.1 points)	36.9%	11.0%	4.9%
Wood	6.4% (±5.0 points)	14.7%	4.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.8% (±1.3 points)	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.0%	0.4%	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 Sundance, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Crook County (0.0%).

It is not measurably different from Wyoming (0.1%).

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

In Sundance, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Crook County (35.6%).

It is also higher than in Wyoming (23.8%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Sundance

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sundance
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Sundance	—	66.6% (±13.6 points)	—
Pine Haven	22 mi	19.7% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Hulett	22 mi	33.5% (±15.6 points)	Lower
North Spearfish	24 mi	30.9% (±12.9 points)	Lower
Upton	25 mi	21.3% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Spearfish	28 mi	40.2% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Central City	30 mi	7.1% (±13.5 points)	Lower
Lead	30 mi	15.7% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Moorcroft	30 mi	19.4% (±12.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pine Haven, WY (19.7%), Hulett, WY (33.5%), North Spearfish, SD (30.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Hulett	0.0% (±17.0 points)
1 (tie)	Moorcroft	0.0% (±10.3 points)
1 (tie)	Pine Haven	0.0% (±14.8 points)
1 (tie)	Sundance	0.0% (±7.4 points)

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 Sundance

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Sundance, used by 66.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Sundance heat with oil?

0.0% (±7.4 points) of occupied homes in Sundance use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Sundance have electric heat?

66.6% (±13.6 points) of occupied homes in Sundance heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

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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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