How are homes heated in Cross Lanes, WV?

Name: Heating fuel in Cross Lanes, WV, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Cross Lanes, used by 66.8% (±7.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.4% heat with utility gas.

1.4% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 30.4% (±7.0 points)
Electricity: 66.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 1.4%

Heating fuel in Cross Lanes

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Cross Lanes	Kanawha County	West Virginia	United States
Utility gas	30.4% (±7.0 points)	52.7%	40.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1.4% (±2.2 points)	0.3%	2.1%	3.9%
Electricity	66.8% (±7.4 points)	43.9%	46.1%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.1% (±1.4 points)	1.2%	5.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±0.8 points)	1.3%	4.6%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.8 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.8 points)	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.3% (±0.5 points)	0.2%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±0.8 points)	0.3%	0.4%	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 Cross Lanes, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Kanawha County (0.3%).

It is not measurably different from West Virginia (2.1%).

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

In Cross Lanes, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Kanawha County (43.9%).

It is also higher than in West Virginia (46.1%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Cross Lanes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cross Lanes
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Cross Lanes	—	66.8% (±7.4 points)	—
Nitro	2.6 mi	33.2% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Poca	3.5 mi	44.4% (±9.5 points)	Lower
St. Albans	4.8 mi	28.7% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Dunbar	4.9 mi	36.7% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Bancroft	6.5 mi	42.6% (±17.2 points)	Lower
South Charleston	7.3 mi	34.5% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Teays Valley	8.4 mi	62.2% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sissonville	8.6 mi	65.4% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Nitro, WV (33.2%), Poca, WV (44.4%), St. Albans, WV (28.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Sissonville	2.9% (±4.4 points)
2	Cross Lanes	1.4% (±2.2 points)
3	South Charleston	0.1% (±0.2 points)
4 (tie)	Belle	0.0% (±5.9 points)
4 (tie)	Cedar Grove	0.0% (±14.9 points)
4 (tie)	Charleston	0.0% (±0.2 points)
4 (tie)	Chesapeake	0.0% (±4.9 points)
4 (tie)	Clendenin	0.0% (±12.1 points)

Showing 8 of 20 places in Kanawha County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Cross Lanes 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 Cross Lanes

What is the most common way to heat a home in Cross Lanes?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Cross Lanes, used by 66.8% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Cross Lanes heat with oil?

1.4% (±2.2 points) of occupied homes in Cross Lanes use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Cross Lanes have electric heat?

66.8% (±7.4 points) of occupied homes in Cross Lanes heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cross Lanes CDP, West 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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