How are homes heated in Ware Shoals, SC?

Name: Heating fuel in Ware Shoals, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Ware Shoals, used by 54.4% (±11.9 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

42.1% heat with utility gas.

0.5% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 42.1% (±12.1 points)
Electricity: 54.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.5%

Heating fuel in Ware Shoals

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Ware Shoals	Greenwood County	South Carolina	United States
Utility gas	42.1% (±12.1 points)	30.3%	23.6%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.5% (±0.8 points)	0.2%	0.5%	3.9%
Electricity	54.4% (±11.9 points)	67.7%	70.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±5.4 points)	1.1%	3.5%	4.9%
Wood	1.8% (±2.6 points)	0.4%	0.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±5.4 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±5.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±5.4 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.2% (±1.5 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 Ware Shoals, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Greenwood County (0.2%).

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

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

In Ware Shoals, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Greenwood County (67.7%).

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 Ware Shoals

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ware Shoals
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Ware Shoals	—	54.4% (±11.9 points)	—
Donalds	5.8 mi	51.4% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hodges	6.9 mi	69.8% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different
Due West	9.2 mi	49.6% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Honea Path	9.6 mi	55.1% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Waterloo	11 mi	63.9% (±28.1 points)	Not measurably different
Greenwood	14 mi	70.4% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Laurens	15 mi	56.8% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cross Hill	16 mi	85.2% (±9.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Greenwood, SC (70.4%), 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 Ware Shoals

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Ware Shoals, used by 54.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Ware Shoals heat with oil?

0.5% (±0.8 points) of occupied homes in Ware Shoals use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Ware Shoals have electric heat?

54.4% (±11.9 points) of occupied homes in Ware Shoals heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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