How are homes heated in Shell Point, SC?

Name: Heating fuel in Shell Point, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Shell Point, used by 94.2% (±7.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

5.8% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 5.8% (±7.2 points)
Electricity: 94.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Shell Point

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Shell Point	Beaufort County	South Carolina	United States
Utility gas	5.8% (±7.2 points)	16.4%	23.6%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±5.9 points)	0.0%	0.5%	3.9%
Electricity	94.2% (±7.2 points)	79.8%	70.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±5.9 points)	3.0%	3.5%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±5.9 points)	0.1%	0.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±5.9 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±5.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±5.9 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±5.9 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 Shell Point, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Beaufort County (0.0%).

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

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

In Shell Point, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Beaufort County (79.8%).

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 Shell Point

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shell Point
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Shell Point	—	94.2% (±7.2 points)	—
Port Royal	3.4 mi	80.5% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Burton	3.5 mi	93.6% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Beaufort	6.0 mi	75.9% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Laurel Bay	6.1 mi	88.6% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ridgeland	12 mi	94.5% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hilton Head Island	13 mi	92.8% (±1.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bluffton	15 mi	69.4% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Hardeeville	18 mi	53.0% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Port Royal, SC (80.5%), Beaufort, SC (75.9%), Bluffton, SC (69.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Hilton Head Island	0.1% (±0.1 points)
2 (tie)	Beaufort	0.0% (±0.8 points)
2 (tie)	Bluffton	0.0% (±0.3 points)
2 (tie)	Burton	0.0% (±1.6 points)
2 (tie)	Laurel Bay	0.0% (±2.3 points)
2 (tie)	Port Royal	0.0% (±1.0 points)
2 (tie)	Shell Point	0.0% (±5.9 points)

Shell Point 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 Shell Point

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Shell Point, used by 94.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Shell Point heat with oil?

0.0% (±5.9 points) of occupied homes in Shell Point use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Shell Point have electric heat?

94.2% (±7.2 points) of occupied homes in Shell Point heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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