How are homes heated in Lowes Island, VA?

Name: Heating fuel in Lowes Island, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Lowes Island, used by 69.0% (±8.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.3% heat with electricity.

0.2% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 69.0% (±8.5 points)
Electricity: 29.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.2%

Heating fuel in Lowes Island

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Lowes Island	Loudoun County	Virginia	United States
Utility gas	69.0% (±8.5 points)	58.8%	32.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.2% (±0.3 points)	1.5%	3.2%	3.9%
Electricity	29.3% (±8.3 points)	31.2%	57.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.6% (±1.4 points)	7.6%	4.3%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.4%	1.6%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.2%	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 Lowes Island, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Loudoun County (1.5%).

It is also lower than in Virginia (3.2%).

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

In Lowes Island, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Loudoun County (31.2%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Lowes Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lowes Island
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Lowes Island	—	29.3% (±8.3 points)	—
Sugarland Run	1.3 mi	44.7% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Cascades	1.7 mi	23.9% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Countryside	3.1 mi	72.7% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Darnestown	3.6 mi	42.4% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Dulles Town Center	3.6 mi	40.3% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Dranesville	3.7 mi	59.1% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Great Falls	3.8 mi	40.0% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Sterling	4.1 mi	56.9% (±3.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sugarland Run, VA (44.7%), Countryside, VA (72.7%), Darnestown, MD (42.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
10	Belmont	0.7% (±1.1 points)
11	Cascades	0.6% (±0.6 points)
12 (tie)	Brambleton	0.3% (±0.4 points)
12 (tie)	Loudoun Valley Estates	0.3% (±0.6 points)
12 (tie)	Sugarland Run	0.3% (±0.5 points)
15 (tie)	Ashburn	0.2% (±0.3 points)
15 (tie)	Lowes Island	0.2% (±0.3 points)
17	Sterling	0.1% (±0.1 points)
18 (tie)	Arcola	0.0% (±3.7 points)
18 (tie)	Broadlands	0.0% (±0.9 points)
18 (tie)	Countryside	0.0% (±1.2 points)
18 (tie)	Dulles Town Center	0.0% (±1.8 points)
18 (tie)	Goose Creek Village	0.0% (±4.3 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Loudoun County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lowes Island 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 Lowes Island

What is the most common way to heat a home in Lowes Island?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Lowes Island, used by 69.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Lowes Island heat with oil?

0.2% (±0.3 points) of occupied homes in Lowes Island use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Lowes Island have electric heat?

29.3% (±8.3 points) of occupied homes in Lowes Island heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lowes Island CDP, 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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