How are homes heated in Buies Creek, NC?

Name: Heating fuel in Buies Creek, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Buies Creek, used by 76.8% (±8.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

20.6% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 20.6% (±7.6 points)
Electricity: 76.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Buies Creek

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Buies Creek	Harnett County	North Carolina	United States
Utility gas	20.6% (±7.6 points)	7.1%	24.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±3.7 points)	0.2%	2.0%	3.9%
Electricity	76.8% (±8.4 points)	83.2%	65.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.6% (±2.9 points)	8.0%	6.0%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±3.7 points)	0.2%	1.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.7 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.7 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±3.7 points)	0.9%	0.7%	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 Buies Creek, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Harnett County (0.2%).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina (2.0%).

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

In Buies Creek, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Harnett County (83.2%).

It is also higher than in North Carolina (65.5%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Buies Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buies Creek
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Buies Creek	—	76.8% (±8.4 points)	—
Lillington	3.9 mi	75.8% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Coats	4.1 mi	81.3% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Erwin	7.1 mi	59.3% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Angier	7.2 mi	87.6% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Dunn	9.9 mi	61.1% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Linden	11 mi	68.5% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Benson	11 mi	81.3% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Fuquay-Varina	13 mi	48.3% (±3.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Erwin, NC (59.3%), Dunn, NC (61.1%), Fuquay-Varina, NC (48.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Angier, NC (87.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Dunn	0.4% (±0.6 points)
2	Anderson Creek	0.1% (±0.1 points)
3 (tie)	Angier	0.0% (±1.5 points)
3 (tie)	Barbecue	0.0% (±2.3 points)
3 (tie)	Buies Creek	0.0% (±3.7 points)
3 (tie)	Coats	0.0% (±4.9 points)
3 (tie)	Erwin	0.0% (±2.2 points)
3 (tie)	Lillington	0.0% (±3.4 points)
3 (tie)	Spout Springs	0.0% (±1.1 points)

Buies Creek is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Buies Creek

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Buies Creek, used by 76.8% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Buies Creek heat with oil?

0.0% (±3.7 points) of occupied homes in Buies Creek use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Buies Creek have electric heat?

76.8% (±8.4 points) of occupied homes in Buies Creek heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Buies Creek CDP, North Carolina

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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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