How are homes heated in Sale Creek, TN?

Name: Heating fuel in Sale Creek, TN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Sale Creek, used by 59.0% (±11.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.9% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 36.9% (±11.8 points)
Electricity: 59.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Sale Creek

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Sale Creek	Hamilton County	Tennessee	United States
Utility gas	36.9% (±11.8 points)	29.8%	30.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.2%	0.3%	3.9%
Electricity	59.0% (±11.3 points)	67.6%	63.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.3% (±3.8 points)	1.8%	3.6%	4.9%
Wood	0.8% (±1.4 points)	0.1%	1.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.4%	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 Sale Creek, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Hamilton County (0.2%).

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

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

In Sale Creek, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Hamilton County (67.6%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Sale Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sale Creek
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Sale Creek	—	59.0% (±11.3 points)	—
Graysville	4.4 mi	60.2% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Flat Top Mountain	7.6 mi	81.0% (±17.4 points)	Higher
Dayton	8.6 mi	56.4% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Soddy-Daisy	10.0 mi	58.0% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Mowbray Mountain	11 mi	65.9% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lakesite	13 mi	56.6% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hopewell	14 mi	93.8% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Middle Valley	15 mi	46.4% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Flat Top Mountain, TN (81.0%), Hopewell, TN (93.8%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
4 (tie)	Lakesite	0.0% (±5.4 points)
4 (tie)	Lookout Mountain	0.0% (±5.4 points)
4 (tie)	Middle Valley	0.0% (±0.9 points)
4 (tie)	Mowbray Mountain	0.0% (±6.1 points)
4 (tie)	Red Bank	0.0% (±0.7 points)
4 (tie)	Ridgeside	0.0% (±15.9 points)
4 (tie)	Sale Creek	0.0% (±4.1 points)
4 (tie)	Signal Mountain	0.0% (±1.3 points)
4 (tie)	Walden	0.0% (±6.1 points)

Showing 9 of 18 places in Hamilton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Sale Creek 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 Sale Creek

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Sale Creek, used by 59.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Sale Creek heat with oil?

0.0% (±4.1 points) of occupied homes in Sale Creek use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Sale Creek have electric heat?

59.0% (±11.3 points) of occupied homes in Sale Creek heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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