How are homes heated in Greenwood, SC?

Name: Heating fuel in Greenwood, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Greenwood, used by 70.4% (±3.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

28.6% heat with utility gas.

0.1% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 28.6% (±3.8 points)
Electricity: 70.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.1%

Heating fuel in Greenwood

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Greenwood	Greenwood County	South Carolina	United States
Utility gas	28.6% (±3.8 points)	30.3%	23.6%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.2%	0.5%	3.9%
Electricity	70.4% (±3.8 points)	67.7%	70.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.4% (±0.5 points)	1.1%	3.5%	4.9%
Wood	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.4%	0.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.2% (±0.2 points)	0.2%	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 Greenwood, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Greenwood County (0.2%).

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

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

In Greenwood, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Greenwood County (67.7%).

It is not measurably different from South Carolina (70.8%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Greenwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Greenwood
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Greenwood	—	70.4% (±3.8 points)	—
Ninety Six	7.7 mi	43.9% (±11.2 points)	Lower
Hodges	8.5 mi	69.8% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cross Hill	12 mi	85.2% (±9.2 points)	Higher
Waterloo	12 mi	63.9% (±28.1 points)	Not measurably different
Abbeville	13 mi	57.5% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Ware Shoals	14 mi	54.4% (±11.9 points)	Lower
Troy	16 mi	81.0% (±19.9 points)	Not measurably different
Donalds	16 mi	51.4% (±15.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ninety Six, SC (43.9%), Abbeville, SC (57.5%), Ware Shoals, SC (54.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cross Hill, SC (85.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Ware Shoals	0.5% (±0.8 points)
2	Greenwood	0.1% (±0.2 points)
3 (tie)	Hodges	0.0% (±47.9 points)
3 (tie)	Ninety Six	0.0% (±4.3 points)
3 (tie)	Troy	0.0% (±45.8 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 Greenwood

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Greenwood, used by 70.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Greenwood heat with oil?

0.1% (±0.2 points) of occupied homes in Greenwood use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Greenwood have electric heat?

70.4% (±3.8 points) of occupied homes in Greenwood heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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