How are homes heated in Carolina Forest, SC?

Name: Heating fuel in Carolina Forest, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Carolina Forest, used by 82.1% (±3.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

15.0% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 15.0% (±3.5 points)
Electricity: 82.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Carolina Forest

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Carolina Forest	Horry County	South Carolina	United States
Utility gas	15.0% (±3.5 points)	10.8%	23.6%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.1%	0.5%	3.9%
Electricity	82.1% (±3.8 points)	86.4%	70.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.6% (±1.3 points)	1.4%	3.5%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.1%	0.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.2% (±1.1 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 Carolina Forest, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Horry County (0.1%).

It is also lower than in South Carolina (0.5%).

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

In Carolina Forest, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Horry County (86.4%).

It is also higher than in South Carolina (70.8%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Carolina Forest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carolina Forest
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Carolina Forest	—	82.1% (±3.8 points)	—
Myrtle Beach	4.2 mi	82.5% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Forestbrook	4.3 mi	70.7% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Red Hill	5.9 mi	89.8% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Socastee	7.7 mi	94.3% (±1.7 points)	Higher
Conway	9.1 mi	85.0% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Briarcliffe Acres	9.6 mi	98.9% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Surfside Beach	11 mi	93.6% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Atlantic Beach	12 mi	93.1% (±5.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Forestbrook, SC (70.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Red Hill, SC (89.8%), Socastee, SC (94.3%), Briarcliffe Acres, SC (98.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Briarcliffe Acres	0.5% (±1.4 points)
2	Loris	0.4% (±0.6 points)
3	Conway	0.3% (±0.3 points)
4	Red Hill	0.1% (±0.2 points)
5 (tie)	Atlantic Beach	0.0% (±31.0 points)
5 (tie)	Aynor	0.0% (±9.4 points)
5 (tie)	Carolina Forest	0.0% (±0.4 points)
5 (tie)	Forestbrook	0.0% (±1.5 points)
5 (tie)	Garden City	0.0% (±0.7 points)
5 (tie)	Homewood	0.0% (±5.1 points)
5 (tie)	Little River	0.0% (±0.8 points)
5 (tie)	Myrtle Beach	0.0% (±0.3 points)
5 (tie)	North Myrtle Beach	0.0% (±0.4 points)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Horry County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Carolina Forest 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 Carolina Forest

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Carolina Forest, used by 82.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Carolina Forest heat with oil?

0.0% (±0.4 points) of occupied homes in Carolina Forest use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Carolina Forest have electric heat?

82.1% (±3.8 points) of occupied homes in Carolina Forest heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Carolina Forest CDP, South 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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