How are homes heated in Lone Oak, TN?

Name: Heating fuel in Lone Oak, TN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Lone Oak, used by 48.8% (±15.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±9.2 points)
Electricity: 48.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Lone Oak

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Lone Oak	Sequatchie County	Tennessee	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±9.2 points)	15.4%	30.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.8%	0.3%	3.9%
Electricity	48.8% (±15.7 points)	62.5%	63.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	36.2% (±14.2 points)	15.8%	3.6%	4.9%
Wood	15.0% (±12.7 points)	4.8%	1.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.0%	0.5%	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 Lone Oak, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Sequatchie County (0.8%).

It is not measurably different from Tennessee (0.3%).

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

In Lone Oak, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Sequatchie County (62.5%).

It is not measurably different from Tennessee (63.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Lone Oak

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lone Oak
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Lone Oak	—	48.8% (±15.7 points)	—
Fairmount	2.4 mi	54.7% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Walden	4.2 mi	40.5% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Signal Mountain	4.2 mi	30.9% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Falling Water	6.2 mi	59.0% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Powells Crossroads	6.7 mi	73.0% (±11.0 points)	Higher
Red Bank	7.4 mi	62.9% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Whitwell	8.7 mi	66.7% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Middle Valley	9.7 mi	46.4% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Signal Mountain, TN (30.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Powells Crossroads, TN (73.0%).

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

Lone Oak 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 Lone Oak

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Lone Oak, used by 48.8% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Lone Oak heat with oil?

0.0% (±9.2 points) of occupied homes in Lone Oak use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Lone Oak have electric heat?

48.8% (±15.7 points) of occupied homes in Lone Oak heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lone Oak CDP, Tennessee

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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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