How are homes heated in Big Coppitt Key, FL?

Name: Heating fuel in Big Coppitt Key, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Big Coppitt Key, used by 85.1% (±7.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

3.0% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 3.0% (±3.9 points)
Electricity: 85.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Big Coppitt Key

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Big Coppitt Key	Monroe County	Florida	United States
Utility gas	3.0% (±3.9 points)	1.4%	5.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±4.3 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	85.1% (±7.7 points)	86.4%	90.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.5% (±3.1 points)	1.9%	0.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±4.3 points)	0.1%	0.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±4.3 points)	0.3%	0.5%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±4.3 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±4.3 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	8.4% (±5.9 points)	9.9%	2.4%	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 Big Coppitt Key, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Monroe County (0.1%).

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

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

In Big Coppitt Key, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Monroe County (86.4%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (90.4%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Big Coppitt Key

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Coppitt Key
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Big Coppitt Key	—	85.1% (±7.7 points)	—
Stock Island	5.6 mi	94.5% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Key West	7.8 mi	83.1% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cudjoe Key	12 mi	82.8% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Big Pine Key	20 mi	89.5% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Marathon	41 mi	87.8% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Key Colony Beach	41 mi	100.0% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Layton	55 mi	100.0% (±49.9 points)	Not measurably different
Islamorada	75 mi	90.9% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Stock Island, FL (94.5%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Key Largo	0.5% (±0.7 points)
2	Marathon	0.2% (±0.3 points)
3 (tie)	Big Coppitt Key	0.0% (±4.3 points)
3 (tie)	Big Pine Key	0.0% (±2.8 points)
3 (tie)	Cudjoe Key	0.0% (±4.8 points)
3 (tie)	Islamorada	0.0% (±1.6 points)
3 (tie)	Key Colony Beach	0.0% (±16.9 points)
3 (tie)	Key West	0.0% (±0.5 points)
3 (tie)	Layton	0.0% (±49.9 points)

Showing 9 of 12 places in Monroe County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Big Coppitt Key is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Big Coppitt Key

What is the most common way to heat a home in Big Coppitt Key?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Big Coppitt Key, used by 85.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Big Coppitt Key heat with oil?

0.0% (±4.3 points) of occupied homes in Big Coppitt Key use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Big Coppitt Key have electric heat?

85.1% (±7.7 points) of occupied homes in Big Coppitt Key heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Big Coppitt Key CDP, Florida

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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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