How are homes heated in Big Stone Gap, VA?

Name: Heating fuel in Big Stone Gap, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Big Stone Gap, used by 91.2% (±7.0 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.5% heat with utility gas.

2.9% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.5% (±2.5 points)
Electricity: 91.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 2.9%

Heating fuel in Big Stone Gap

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Big Stone Gap	Wise County	Virginia	United States
Utility gas	1.5% (±2.5 points)	1.3%	32.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	2.9% (±3.3 points)	2.2%	3.2%	3.9%
Electricity	91.2% (±7.0 points)	87.5%	57.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	4.4% (±5.2 points)	4.2%	4.3%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.5 points)	2.1%	1.6%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.5 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.5 points)	0.7%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.5 points)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±2.5 points)	1.7%	0.6%	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 Big Stone Gap, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Wise County (2.2%).

It is not measurably different from Virginia (3.2%).

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

In Big Stone Gap, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Wise County (87.5%).

It is also higher than in Virginia (57.5%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Big Stone Gap

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Stone Gap
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Big Stone Gap	—	91.2% (±7.0 points)	—
Appalachia	3.6 mi	87.1% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Norton	9.6 mi	95.7% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Duffield	9.9 mi	87.1% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lynch	10 mi	75.8% (±13.6 points)	Lower
Benham	12 mi	82.6% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Clinchport	13 mi	81.3% (±34.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wise	13 mi	90.4% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cumberland	15 mi	84.7% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lynch, KY (75.8%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Pound	9.7% (±12.3 points)
2	Appalachia	4.5% (±4.6 points)
3	Big Stone Gap	2.9% (±3.3 points)
4	St. Paul	2.4% (±4.3 points)
5	Coeburn	0.3% (±0.6 points)
6	Wise	0.0% (±3.0 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 Big Stone Gap

What is the most common way to heat a home in Big Stone Gap?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Big Stone Gap, used by 91.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Big Stone Gap heat with oil?

2.9% (±3.3 points) of occupied homes in Big Stone Gap use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Big Stone Gap have electric heat?

91.2% (±7.0 points) of occupied homes in Big Stone Gap heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Big Stone Gap town, Virginia

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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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