How are homes heated in Adel, GA?

Name: Heating fuel in Adel, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Adel, used by 83.9% (±5.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

14.6% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 14.6% (±5.6 points)
Electricity: 83.9%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Adel

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Adel	Cook County	Georgia	United States
Utility gas	14.6% (±5.6 points)	6.6%	37.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.0%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	83.9% (±5.8 points)	88.2%	57.0%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.5% (±1.3 points)	3.4%	4.2%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.4%	0.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±2.2 points)	1.4%	0.6%	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 Adel, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Cook County (0.0%).

It is not measurably different from Georgia (0.2%).

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

In Adel, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Cook County (88.2%).

It is also higher than in Georgia (57.0%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Adel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Adel
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Adel	—	83.9% (±5.8 points)	—
Sparks	3.2 mi	96.3% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Cecil	5.8 mi	83.0% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hahira	9.6 mi	100.0% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Lenox	9.7 mi	88.3% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ellenton	10 mi	84.1% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Nashville	12 mi	89.1% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Berlin	12 mi	82.9% (±13.6 points)	Not measurably different
Morven	13 mi	92.9% (±6.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sparks, GA (96.3%), Hahira, GA (100.0%), Morven, GA (92.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Adel	0.0% (±2.2 points)
1 (tie)	Cecil	0.0% (±25.4 points)
1 (tie)	Lenox	0.0% (±13.2 points)
1 (tie)	Sparks	0.0% (±7.0 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 Adel

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Adel, used by 83.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Adel heat with oil?

0.0% (±2.2 points) of occupied homes in Adel use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Adel have electric heat?

83.9% (±5.8 points) of occupied homes in Adel heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

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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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