How are homes heated in Sand Point, AK?

Name: Heating fuel in Sand Point, AK, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Sand Point, used by 88.5% (±6.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

9.7% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±5.5 points)
Electricity: 9.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 88.5%

Heating fuel in Sand Point

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Sand Point	Aleutians East Borough	Alaska	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±5.5 points)	0.0%	49.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	88.5% (±6.7 points)	94.1%	27.6%	3.9%
Electricity	9.7% (±6.8 points)	4.4%	14.3%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.7% (±0.7 points)	0.3%	2.4%	4.9%
Wood	1.1% (±1.4 points)	0.8%	4.6%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±5.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±5.5 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±5.5 points)	0.5%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±5.5 points)	0.0%	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 Sand Point, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Aleutians East Borough (94.1%).

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

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

In Sand Point, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Aleutians East Borough (4.4%).

It is not measurably different from Alaska (14.3%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Sand Point

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sand Point
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Sand Point	—	9.7% (±6.8 points)	—
King Cove	74 mi	0.7% (±1.0 points)	Lower
Chignik	106 mi	0.0% (±72.1 points)	Not measurably different
Port Heiden	136 mi	9.1% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: King Cove, AK (0.7%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across Aleutians East Borough, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Akutan	100.0% (±26.9 points)
1 (tie)	Cold Bay	100.0% (±37.9 points)
1 (tie)	False Pass	100.0% (±51.0 points)
4	King Cove	98.5% (±1.3 points)
5	Sand Point	88.5% (±6.7 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 Sand Point

What is the most common way to heat a home in Sand Point?

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Sand Point, used by 88.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Sand Point heat with oil?

88.5% (±6.7 points) of occupied homes in Sand Point use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Sand Point have electric heat?

9.7% (±6.8 points) of occupied homes in Sand Point heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sand Point city, 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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