How are homes heated in Sheffield, AL?

Name: Heating fuel in Sheffield, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Sheffield, used by 65.7% (±5.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

32.4% heat with utility gas.

0.1% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 32.4% (±5.3 points)
Electricity: 65.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.1%

Heating fuel in Sheffield

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Sheffield	Colbert County	Alabama	United States
Utility gas	32.4% (±5.3 points)	28.6%	25.7%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.2%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	65.7% (±5.7 points)	62.2%	67.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.5% (±1.3 points)	7.5%	5.3%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±0.8 points)	0.4%	0.7%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.8 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.8 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±0.8 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.4% (±0.7 points)	0.9%	0.7%	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 Sheffield, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Colbert County (0.2%).

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

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

In Sheffield, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Colbert County (62.2%).

It is not measurably different from Alabama (67.4%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Sheffield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sheffield
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Sheffield	—	65.7% (±5.7 points)	—
Tuscumbia	2.7 mi	54.5% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Muscle Shoals	3.7 mi	64.2% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Florence	5.4 mi	68.5% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Underwood-Petersville	8.2 mi	51.7% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
St. Florian	9.1 mi	72.6% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Leighton	11 mi	66.3% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Littleville	11 mi	65.6% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Killen	12 mi	61.4% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tuscumbia, AL (54.5%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Cherokee	3.4% (±5.8 points)
2	Sheffield	0.1% (±0.1 points)
3 (tie)	Leighton	0.0% (±9.8 points)
3 (tie)	Littleville	0.0% (±9.2 points)
3 (tie)	Muscle Shoals	0.0% (±0.6 points)
3 (tie)	Tuscumbia	0.0% (±1.1 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 Sheffield

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Sheffield, used by 65.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Sheffield heat with oil?

0.1% (±0.1 points) of occupied homes in Sheffield use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Sheffield have electric heat?

65.7% (±5.7 points) of occupied homes in Sheffield heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sheffield city, Alabama

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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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