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Knox County Heating Oil Price History

Updated Today at 03:00 PM

DatePrice
10/06/2025 $3.094
10/03/2025 $3.105
10/02/2025 $3.109
10/01/2025 $3.104
09/30/2025 $3.119
09/29/2025 $3.101
09/26/2025 $3.118
09/25/2025 $3.094
09/24/2025 $3.082
09/23/2025 $3.121
09/22/2025 $3.076
09/19/2025 $3.088
09/18/2025 $3.090
09/17/2025 $3.093
09/16/2025 $3.110
09/15/2025 $3.121
09/12/2025 $3.102
09/11/2025 $3.099
09/10/2025 $3.093
09/09/2025 $3.112
09/08/2025 $3.104
09/05/2025 $3.113
09/04/2025 $3.113
09/03/2025 $3.093
09/02/2025 $3.081
09/01/2025 $3.086
08/29/2025 $3.071
08/28/2025 $3.071
08/27/2025 $3.121
08/26/2025 $3.080

Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Knox County Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Knox County, used by 2,698,438 or 51.75% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Knox County homeowners is electricity, used by 1,275,546 homes (24.46%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (786,449), propane (256,098), wood (122,435), and other fuels (50,506).

Knox County Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households

FuelKnox County Households % of Households
Natural Gas2.6M51.8%
Electricity1.2M24.5%
Heating Oil786,44915.1%
Propane256,0984.9%
Wood122,4352.4%
Coal51,5311.0%
Other Fuels50,5061.0%
No Fuel33,3560.6%
Solar4,0930.1%

Natural gas (51.8%)

Electricity (24.5%)

Heating oil (15.1%)

Propane (4.9%)

Wood (2.4%)

Coal (1.0%)

Other fuels (1.0%)

No fuel (0.6%)

Solar (0.1%)

#2 Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Knox County

Heating oil has become less popular in Knox County. In the 9 years since 2013, the number of heating oil homes fell from 963,754 to 786,449, a 18.40% drop.

Knox County Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)

YearHeating Oil Households
20111.0M
20121.0M
2013963,754
2014930,735
2015899,276
2016864,952
2017843,020
2018828,104
2019814,213
2020811,086
2021790,823
2022786,449

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Knox County

Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 185,329 to 256,098.

Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 2,533,121 to 2,698,438.

Electricity use for home heating in Knox County

Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Knox County. Since 2013, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 1,025,696 to 1,275,546, a 24.36% increase.

Solar use for home heating in Knox County

Solar is the most environmentally friendly of all space heating fuels. With an “active” solar heating system, liquid is circulated between solar panels on a home’s roof and a heat energy storage tank in the basement.

Currently, 4,093 homes in Knox County are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 222.28% increase from 2013, when only 1,270 homes had installed active solar heating.

Knox County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Knox County homeowners purchased a total of 0 gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Knox County’s overall heating oil use varies from year to year, primarily depending on how cold each winter is. As the temperature outside gets colder, homes’ heating systems need to burn more and more oil to keep homes warm. Last winter in Knox County, the average outside temperature was 3.4° F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Knox County Average Winter Temperature

Heating SeasonAverage Temperature
2024 - 202531.2° F
2023 - 202434.6° F