How are homes heated in Quantico Base, VA?

Name: Heating fuel in Quantico Base, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Quantico Base, used by 54.4% (±10.0 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

43.3% heat with utility gas.

0.5% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 43.3% (±10.5 points)
Electricity: 54.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.5%

Heating fuel in Quantico Base

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Quantico Base	Prince William County	Virginia	United States
Utility gas	43.3% (±10.5 points)	54.3%	32.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.5% (±0.7 points)	1.5%	3.2%	3.9%
Electricity	54.4% (±10.0 points)	40.3%	57.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.5% (±0.8 points)	3.0%	4.3%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±3.4 points)	0.3%	1.6%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.4 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.4 points)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.2% (±1.3 points)	0.4%	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 Quantico Base, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Prince William County (1.5%).

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

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

In Quantico Base, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Prince William County (40.3%).

It is not measurably different from Virginia (57.5%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Quantico Base

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Quantico Base
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Quantico Base	—	54.4% (±10.0 points)	—
Quantico	1.5 mi	38.4% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Triangle	1.7 mi	30.0% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Dumfries	3.1 mi	53.9% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Boswell's Corner	3.2 mi	62.9% (±25.5 points)	Not measurably different
Cherry Hill	3.5 mi	39.9% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Aquia Harbour	5.5 mi	96.9% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Leesylvania	6.2 mi	47.0% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Montclair	6.4 mi	53.2% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Triangle, VA (30.0%), Cherry Hill, VA (39.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Aquia Harbour, VA (96.9%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across Prince William County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
8	Independent Hill	1.0% (±0.8 points)
9	Leesylvania	0.8% (±1.0 points)
10 (tie)	Lake Ridge	0.6% (±0.4 points)
10 (tie)	Yorkshire	0.6% (±1.0 points)
12 (tie)	Dale City	0.5% (±0.5 points)
12 (tie)	Gainesville	0.5% (±0.4 points)
12 (tie)	Quantico Base	0.5% (±0.7 points)
15	Cherry Hill	0.4% (±0.4 points)
16	Bull Run (Prince William County)	0.2% (±0.3 points)
17	Linton Hall	0.1% (±0.1 points)
18 (tie)	Dumfries	0.0% (±2.2 points)
18 (tie)	Haymarket	0.0% (±7.5 points)
18 (tie)	Innovation	0.0% (±10.5 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Prince William County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Quantico Base 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 Quantico Base

What is the most common way to heat a home in Quantico Base?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Quantico Base, used by 54.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Quantico Base heat with oil?

0.5% (±0.7 points) of occupied homes in Quantico Base use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Quantico Base have electric heat?

54.4% (±10.0 points) of occupied homes in Quantico Base heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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