How are homes heated in Pea Ridge, WV?

Name: Heating fuel in Pea Ridge, WV, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Pea Ridge, used by 60.2% (±6.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

39.2% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 39.2% (±6.2 points)
Electricity: 60.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Pea Ridge

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Pea Ridge	Cabell County	West Virginia	United States
Utility gas	39.2% (±6.2 points)	44.7%	40.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.1%	2.1%	3.9%
Electricity	60.2% (±6.1 points)	50.3%	46.1%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.2% (±0.3 points)	2.4%	5.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.4% (±0.7 points)	1.4%	4.6%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.3%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.6%	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 Pea Ridge, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Cabell County (0.1%).

It is also lower than in West Virginia (2.1%).

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

In Pea Ridge, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Cabell County (50.3%).

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 Pea Ridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pea Ridge
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Pea Ridge	—	60.2% (±6.1 points)	—
Barboursville	1.6 mi	48.7% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Proctorville	3.5 mi	54.7% (±20.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lesage	5.1 mi	59.1% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Huntington	6.2 mi	40.7% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Athalia	6.3 mi	73.0% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Union Township (Lawrence County)	6.8 mi	53.1% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Rome Township (Lawrence County)	7.0 mi	53.6% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Chesapeake	7.3 mi	44.3% (±14.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Barboursville, WV (48.7%), Huntington, WV (40.7%), Chesapeake, OH (44.3%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Huntington	0.1% (±0.1 points)
2 (tie)	Barboursville	0.0% (±2.5 points)
2 (tie)	Culloden	0.0% (±2.7 points)
2 (tie)	Lesage	0.0% (±6.4 points)
2 (tie)	Milton	0.0% (±3.2 points)
2 (tie)	Pea Ridge	0.0% (±1.1 points)

Pea Ridge 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 Pea Ridge

What is the most common way to heat a home in Pea Ridge?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Pea Ridge, used by 60.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Pea Ridge heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.1 points) of occupied homes in Pea Ridge use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Pea Ridge have electric heat?

60.2% (±6.1 points) of occupied homes in Pea Ridge heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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