How are homes heated in Lenox, GA?

Name: Heating fuel in Lenox, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Lenox, used by 88.3% (±8.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

3.6% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 3.6% (±4.4 points)
Electricity: 88.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Lenox

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Lenox	Cook County	Georgia	United States
Utility gas	3.6% (±4.4 points)	6.6%	37.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±13.2 points)	0.0%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	88.3% (±8.8 points)	88.2%	57.0%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	7.2% (±8.0 points)	3.4%	4.2%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±13.2 points)	0.4%	0.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.9% (±1.3 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±13.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±13.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±13.2 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 Lenox, 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 not measurably different from the national figure (3.9%).

In Lenox, 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 Lenox

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lenox
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Lenox	—	88.3% (±8.8 points)	—
Sparks	6.5 mi	96.3% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ellenton	9.2 mi	84.1% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Omega	9.2 mi	79.4% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Adel	9.7 mi	83.9% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Unionville	12 mi	90.9% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Norman Park	13 mi	97.3% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Enigma	13 mi	97.8% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Nashville	14 mi	89.1% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Enigma, GA (97.8%).

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 Lenox

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Lenox, used by 88.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Lenox heat with oil?

0.0% (±13.2 points) of occupied homes in Lenox use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Lenox have electric heat?

88.3% (±8.8 points) of occupied homes in Lenox heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Lenox town, Georgia (place:45936, in state:13).

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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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