How are homes heated in Harkers Island, NC?

Name: Heating fuel in Harkers Island, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Harkers Island, used by 72.1% (±11.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.1% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.1% (±1.6 points)
Electricity: 72.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Harkers Island

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Harkers Island	Carteret County	North Carolina	United States
Utility gas	1.1% (±1.6 points)	3.6%	24.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±8.8 points)	0.3%	2.0%	3.9%
Electricity	72.1% (±11.4 points)	86.5%	65.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	26.8% (±11.2 points)	7.9%	6.0%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±8.8 points)	0.4%	1.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±8.8 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±8.8 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±8.8 points)	0.3%	0.2%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±8.8 points)	0.8%	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 Harkers Island, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Carteret County (0.3%).

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

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

In Harkers Island, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Carteret County (86.5%).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina (65.5%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Harkers Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Harkers Island
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Harkers Island	—	72.1% (±11.4 points)	—
Beaufort	5.7 mi	92.1% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Atlantic Beach	11 mi	87.6% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Morehead City	11 mi	90.1% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Pine Knoll Shores	16 mi	90.8% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Brandywine Bay	16 mi	91.7% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Newport	19 mi	86.5% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Indian Beach	19 mi	96.2% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Broad Creek	21 mi	83.0% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Beaufort, NC (92.1%), Atlantic Beach, NC (87.6%), Morehead City, NC (90.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
4 (tie)	Pine Knoll Shores	0.4% (±0.6 points)
6	Emerald Isle	0.2% (±0.3 points)
7 (tie)	Beaufort	0.0% (±1.6 points)
7 (tie)	Brandywine Bay	0.0% (±6.6 points)
7 (tie)	Broad Creek	0.0% (±4.9 points)
7 (tie)	Cape Carteret	0.0% (±3.6 points)
7 (tie)	Harkers Island	0.0% (±8.8 points)
7 (tie)	Indian Beach	0.0% (±32.2 points)
7 (tie)	Newport	0.0% (±2.5 points)
7 (tie)	Peletier	0.0% (±9.0 points)

Showing 10 of 14 places in Carteret County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Harkers Island 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 Harkers Island

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Harkers Island, used by 72.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Harkers Island heat with oil?

0.0% (±8.8 points) of occupied homes in Harkers Island use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Harkers Island have electric heat?

72.1% (±11.4 points) of occupied homes in Harkers Island heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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