How are homes heated in Mill Bay, AK?

Name: Heating fuel in Mill Bay, AK, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Mill Bay, used by 61.1% (±13.0 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

26.4% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±1.7 points)
Electricity: 26.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 61.1%

Heating fuel in Mill Bay

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Mill Bay	Kodiak Island Borough	Alaska	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±1.7 points)	3.0%	49.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	61.1% (±13.0 points)	62.8%	27.6%	3.9%
Electricity	26.4% (±10.3 points)	22.3%	14.3%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	7.2% (±6.6 points)	5.6%	2.4%	4.9%
Wood	4.7% (±6.5 points)	5.3%	4.6%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.6% (±1.2 points)	0.6%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.1%	0.7%	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 Mill Bay, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Kodiak Island Borough (62.8%).

It is also higher than in Alaska (27.6%).

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

In Mill Bay, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Kodiak Island Borough (22.3%).

It is also higher than in Alaska (14.3%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Mill Bay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mill Bay
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Mill Bay	—	26.4% (±10.3 points)	—
Kodiak	2.6 mi	26.1% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ouzinkie	8.3 mi	0.0% (±35.0 points)	Not measurably different
Kodiak Station	9.0 mi	23.1% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Port Lions	18 mi	10.0% (±11.4 points)	Lower
Old Harbor	55 mi	0.0% (±24.8 points)	Not measurably different
Larsen Bay	64 mi	0.0% (±50.1 points)	Not measurably different
Akhiok	91 mi	0.0% (±35.8 points)	Not measurably different
Seldovia	115 mi	11.7% (±9.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Port Lions, AK (10.0%), Seldovia, AK (11.7%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across Kodiak Island Borough, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Ouzinkie	94.4% (±9.7 points)
2	Larsen Bay	92.6% (±15.3 points)
3	Old Harbor	84.9% (±15.3 points)
4	Akhiok	75.0% (±27.7 points)
5	Port Lions	65.7% (±18.2 points)
6	Kodiak	63.9% (±7.3 points)
7	Mill Bay	61.1% (±13.0 points)
8	Kodiak Station	49.4% (±16.4 points)

Mill Bay 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 Mill Bay

What is the most common way to heat a home in Mill Bay?

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Mill Bay, used by 61.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Mill Bay heat with oil?

61.1% (±13.0 points) of occupied homes in Mill Bay use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Mill Bay have electric heat?

26.4% (±10.3 points) of occupied homes in Mill Bay heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mill Bay CDP, Alaska

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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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