How are homes heated in New Market, VA?

Name: Heating fuel in New Market, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in New Market, used by 74.0% (±8.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

21.1% heat with utility gas.

1.2% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 21.1% (±7.0 points)
Electricity: 74.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 1.2%

Heating fuel in New Market

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	New Market	Shenandoah County	Virginia	United States
Utility gas	21.1% (±7.0 points)	6.4%	32.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1.2% (±1.3 points)	10.9%	3.2%	3.9%
Electricity	74.0% (±8.1 points)	62.2%	57.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.6% (±1.7 points)	11.1%	4.3%	4.9%
Wood	2.1% (±2.4 points)	8.2%	1.6%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.7 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.7 points)	0.9%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±3.7 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 New Market, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Shenandoah County (10.9%).

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

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

In New Market, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Shenandoah County (62.2%).

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 New Market

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Market
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
New Market	—	74.0% (±8.1 points)	—
Timberville	5.6 mi	72.5% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Jackson	6.6 mi	71.6% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Broadway	7.5 mi	82.5% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Stanley	10 mi	53.4% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Shenandoah	11 mi	70.7% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Luray	12 mi	68.4% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Basye	13 mi	68.4% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different
Edinburg	14 mi	72.1% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Stanley, VA (53.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Toms Brook	23.0% (±13.8 points)
2	Edinburg	20.3% (±10.2 points)
3	Mount Jackson	14.4% (±4.9 points)
4	Maurertown	14.2% (±11.4 points)
5	Woodstock	12.6% (±8.9 points)
6	Strasburg	6.7% (±3.5 points)
7	New Market	1.2% (±1.3 points)
8	Basye	1.1% (±2.0 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 New Market

What is the most common way to heat a home in New Market?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in New Market, used by 74.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in New Market heat with oil?

1.2% (±1.3 points) of occupied homes in New Market use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in New Market have electric heat?

74.0% (±8.1 points) of occupied homes in New Market heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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