How are homes heated in Southern Shops, SC?

Name: Heating fuel in Southern Shops, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Southern Shops, used by 81.4% (±6.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

15.3% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 15.3% (±5.6 points)
Electricity: 81.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Southern Shops

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Southern Shops	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	United States
Utility gas	15.3% (±5.6 points)	25.9%	23.6%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±3.7 points)	1.1%	0.5%	3.9%
Electricity	81.4% (±6.7 points)	67.7%	70.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.7% (±2.9 points)	3.4%	3.5%	4.9%
Wood	0.6% (±1.2 points)	0.6%	0.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.7 points)	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.7 points)	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.7 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±3.7 points)	0.7%	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 Southern Shops, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Spartanburg County (1.1%).

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

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

In Southern Shops, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Spartanburg County (67.7%).

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 Southern Shops

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Southern Shops
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Southern Shops	—	81.4% (±6.7 points)	—
Arcadia	1.5 mi	84.4% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hilltop	1.9 mi	64.9% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Saxon	1.9 mi	69.2% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Valley Falls	2.1 mi	70.8% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Fairforest	2.9 mi	75.6% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
Whitney	3.9 mi	69.5% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Boiling Springs	4.4 mi	63.9% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Spartanburg	4.5 mi	58.2% (±3.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hilltop, SC (64.9%), Valley Falls, SC (70.8%), Boiling Springs, SC (63.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
19 (tie)	Boiling Springs	0.0% (±0.9 points)
19 (tie)	Camp Croft	0.0% (±7.2 points)
19 (tie)	Central Pacolet	0.0% (±37.1 points)
19 (tie)	Drayton	0.0% (±9.3 points)
19 (tie)	Fairforest	0.0% (±6.3 points)
19 (tie)	Reidville	0.0% (±5.9 points)
19 (tie)	Southern Shops	0.0% (±3.7 points)
19 (tie)	Valley Falls	0.0% (±1.5 points)

Showing 8 of 27 places in Spartanburg County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Southern Shops 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 Southern Shops

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Southern Shops, used by 81.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Southern Shops heat with oil?

0.0% (±3.7 points) of occupied homes in Southern Shops use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Southern Shops have electric heat?

81.4% (±6.7 points) of occupied homes in Southern Shops heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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