How are homes heated in Big Pine Key, FL?

Name: Heating fuel in Big Pine Key, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Big Pine Key, used by 89.5% (±4.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.1% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.1% (±1.2 points)
Electricity: 89.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Big Pine Key

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Big Pine Key	Monroe County	Florida	United States
Utility gas	1.1% (±1.2 points)	1.4%	5.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±2.8 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	89.5% (±4.1 points)	86.4%	90.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.6% (±1.3 points)	1.9%	0.9%	4.9%
Wood	1.0% (±1.5 points)	0.1%	0.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.5% (±0.9 points)	0.3%	0.5%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.8 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.8 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	6.4% (±2.7 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 Pine 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 lower than the national figure (3.9%).

In Big Pine 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 Pine Key

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Pine Key
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Big Pine Key	—	89.5% (±4.1 points)	—
Cudjoe Key	8.6 mi	82.8% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Big Coppitt Key	20 mi	85.1% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Marathon	21 mi	87.8% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Key Colony Beach	22 mi	100.0% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Stock Island	25 mi	94.5% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Key West	27 mi	83.1% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Layton	36 mi	100.0% (±49.9 points)	Not measurably different
Islamorada	55 mi	90.9% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Key West, FL (83.1%).

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)
3 (tie)	North Key Largo	0.0% (±5.9 points)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Monroe County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Big Pine 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 Pine Key

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Big Pine Key, used by 89.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Big Pine Key heat with oil?

0.0% (±2.8 points) of occupied homes in Big Pine Key use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Big Pine Key have electric heat?

89.5% (±4.1 points) of occupied homes in Big Pine Key heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Big Pine 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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