How are homes heated in North High Shoals, GA?

Name: Heating fuel in North High Shoals, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in North High Shoals, used by 88.2% (±7.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

9.1% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 9.1% (±6.2 points)
Electricity: 88.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in North High Shoals

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	North High Shoals	Oconee County	Georgia	United States
Utility gas	9.1% (±6.2 points)	30.2%	37.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±19.3 points)	0.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	88.2% (±7.4 points)	66.2%	57.0%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.9% (±1.5 points)	2.2%	4.2%	4.9%
Wood	1.4% (±2.9 points)	0.7%	0.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±19.3 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±19.3 points)	0.3%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±19.3 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.5% (±0.9 points)	0.3%	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 North High Shoals, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Oconee County (0.1%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.9%).

In North High Shoals, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Oconee County (66.2%).

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 North High Shoals

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North High Shoals
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
North High Shoals	—	88.2% (±7.4 points)	—
Bishop	3.7 mi	82.8% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Watkinsville	6.0 mi	51.6% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Bostwick	6.3 mi	84.1% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Good Hope	7.2 mi	100.0% (±21.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bogart	8.4 mi	55.0% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Statham	11 mi	86.4% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Athens	11 mi	68.5% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Monroe	13 mi	78.4% (±4.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Watkinsville, GA (51.6%), Bogart, GA (55.0%), Athens, GA (68.5%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Bishop	0.0% (±26.5 points)
1 (tie)	Bogart	0.0% (±8.1 points)
1 (tie)	North High Shoals	0.0% (±19.3 points)
1 (tie)	Watkinsville	0.0% (±4.2 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 North High Shoals

What is the most common way to heat a home in North High Shoals?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in North High Shoals, used by 88.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in North High Shoals heat with oil?

0.0% (±19.3 points) of occupied homes in North High Shoals use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in North High Shoals have electric heat?

88.2% (±7.4 points) of occupied homes in North High Shoals heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — North High Shoals town, 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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