How are homes heated in Cross Hill, SC?

Name: Heating fuel in Cross Hill, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Cross Hill, used by 85.2% (±9.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

9.0% heat with utility gas.

1.2% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 9.0% (±6.0 points)
Electricity: 85.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 1.2%

Heating fuel in Cross Hill

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Cross Hill	Laurens County	South Carolina	United States
Utility gas	9.0% (±6.0 points)	30.2%	23.6%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1.2% (±1.5 points)	1.0%	0.5%	3.9%
Electricity	85.2% (±9.2 points)	62.9%	70.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	4.1% (±6.2 points)	3.2%	3.5%	4.9%
Wood	0.4% (±1.2 points)	1.2%	0.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±16.8 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±16.8 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±16.8 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±16.8 points)	1.1%	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 Cross Hill, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Laurens County (1.0%).

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

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

In Cross Hill, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Laurens County (62.9%).

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 Cross Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cross Hill
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Cross Hill	—	85.2% (±9.2 points)	—
Waterloo	5.5 mi	63.9% (±28.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ninety Six	9.6 mi	43.9% (±11.2 points)	Lower
Greenwood	12 mi	70.4% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Joanna	13 mi	24.8% (±11.7 points)	Lower
Clinton	14 mi	43.2% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Laurens	14 mi	56.8% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Watts Mills	15 mi	64.6% (±17.3 points)	Lower
Hodges	15 mi	69.8% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ninety Six, SC (43.9%), Greenwood, SC (70.4%), Joanna, SC (24.8%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Gray Court	10.3% (±6.7 points)
2	Joanna	3.9% (±4.9 points)
3	Cross Hill	1.2% (±1.5 points)
4	Clinton	0.3% (±0.6 points)
5 (tie)	Laurens	0.0% (±1.1 points)
5 (tie)	Waterloo	0.0% (±38.3 points)
5 (tie)	Watts Mills	0.0% (±7.5 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 Cross Hill

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Cross Hill, used by 85.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Cross Hill heat with oil?

1.2% (±1.5 points) of occupied homes in Cross Hill use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Cross Hill have electric heat?

85.2% (±9.2 points) of occupied homes in Cross Hill heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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