How are homes heated in Chapin, SC?

Name: Heating fuel in Chapin, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Chapin, used by 64.1% (±6.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

33.2% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 33.2% (±6.4 points)
Electricity: 64.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Chapin

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Chapin	Lexington County	South Carolina	United States
Utility gas	33.2% (±6.4 points)	25.2%	23.6%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±7.5 points)	0.4%	0.5%	3.9%
Electricity	64.1% (±6.6 points)	69.3%	70.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.6% (±1.7 points)	3.4%	3.5%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±7.5 points)	0.7%	0.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±7.5 points)	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±7.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±7.5 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.2% (±1.2 points)	0.6%	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 Chapin, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Lexington County (0.4%).

It is not measurably different from South Carolina (0.5%).

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

In Chapin, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Lexington County (69.3%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Chapin

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Chapin
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Chapin	—	64.1% (±6.6 points)	—
Little Mountain	4.7 mi	59.3% (±16.4 points)	Not measurably different
Peak	4.9 mi	93.9% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Lake Murray of Richland	5.2 mi	55.3% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pomaria	8.4 mi	50.8% (±20.5 points)	Not measurably different
Irmo	9.3 mi	81.0% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Jenkinsville	11 mi	43.5% (±37.1 points)	Not measurably different
Prosperity	11 mi	56.3% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lexington	14 mi	62.7% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Peak, SC (93.9%), Irmo, SC (81.0%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Red Bank	1.6% (±1.7 points)
2	Batesburg-Leesville	1.3% (±1.5 points)
3 (tie)	Cayce	0.3% (±0.4 points)
3 (tie)	Oak Grove	0.3% (±0.4 points)
5	West Columbia	0.1% (±0.2 points)
6 (tie)	Chapin	0.0% (±7.5 points)
6 (tie)	Edmund	0.0% (±8.3 points)
6 (tie)	Gaston	0.0% (±5.4 points)
6 (tie)	Gilbert	0.0% (±15.6 points)
6 (tie)	Lexington	0.0% (±0.5 points)
6 (tie)	Pelion	0.0% (±11.6 points)
6 (tie)	Pine Ridge	0.0% (±4.2 points)

Showing 12 of 18 places in Lexington County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Chapin

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Chapin, used by 64.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Chapin heat with oil?

0.0% (±7.5 points) of occupied homes in Chapin use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Chapin have electric heat?

64.1% (±6.6 points) of occupied homes in Chapin heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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