How are homes heated in Blackshear, GA?

Name: Heating fuel in Blackshear, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Blackshear, used by 94.4% (±5.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±3.0 points)
Electricity: 94.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Blackshear

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Blackshear	Pierce County	Georgia	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±3.0 points)	1.4%	37.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±3.0 points)	0.0%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	94.4% (±5.1 points)	94.4%	57.0%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	4.6% (±4.6 points)	2.1%	4.2%	4.9%
Wood	1.1% (±1.8 points)	0.8%	0.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.0 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.0 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.0 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±3.0 points)	1.3%	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 Blackshear, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Pierce County (0.0%).

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

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

In Blackshear, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Pierce County (94.4%).

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 Blackshear

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Blackshear
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Blackshear	—	94.4% (±5.1 points)	—
Sunnyside	6.3 mi	77.8% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Deenwood	7.3 mi	96.2% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Waycross	8.3 mi	86.9% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Patterson	9.5 mi	97.9% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hoboken	10 mi	97.2% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Offerman	12 mi	100.0% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Nahunta	17 mi	90.2% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Screven	19 mi	73.2% (±15.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Waycross, GA (86.9%), Screven, GA (73.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Blackshear	0.0% (±3.0 points)
1 (tie)	Offerman	0.0% (±21.6 points)
1 (tie)	Patterson	0.0% (±11.6 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 Blackshear

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Blackshear, used by 94.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Blackshear heat with oil?

0.0% (±3.0 points) of occupied homes in Blackshear use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Blackshear have electric heat?

94.4% (±5.1 points) of occupied homes in Blackshear heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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