How are homes heated in Cumming, GA?

Name: Heating fuel in Cumming, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Cumming, used by 48.9% (±7.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.7% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 48.7% (±6.3 points)
Electricity: 48.9%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Cumming

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Cumming	Forsyth County	Georgia	United States
Utility gas	48.7% (±6.3 points)	68.7%	37.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.2%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	48.9% (±7.6 points)	27.4%	57.0%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.5% (±3.8 points)	3.2%	4.2%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.2%	0.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.1%	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 Cumming, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Forsyth County (0.2%).

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

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

In Cumming, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Forsyth County (27.4%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Cumming

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cumming
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Cumming	—	48.9% (±7.6 points)	—
Sugar Hill	10 mi	32.9% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Buford	10 mi	43.1% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Rest Haven	10 mi	86.7% (±24.2 points)	Higher
Milton	11 mi	34.4% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Suwanee	11 mi	47.2% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Alpharetta	12 mi	36.5% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Flowery Branch	13 mi	38.4% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Johns Creek	13 mi	23.3% (±2.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sugar Hill, GA (32.9%), Milton, GA (34.4%), Alpharetta, GA (36.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rest Haven, GA (86.7%).

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

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 Cumming

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Cumming, used by 48.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Cumming heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.7 points) of occupied homes in Cumming use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Cumming have electric heat?

48.9% (±7.6 points) of occupied homes in Cumming heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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