How are homes heated in Sky Lake, FL?

Name: Heating fuel in Sky Lake, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Sky Lake, used by 67.2% (±13.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.8% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 29.8% (±13.9 points)
Electricity: 67.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Sky Lake

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Sky Lake	Orange County	Florida	United States
Utility gas	29.8% (±13.9 points)	5.1%	5.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.2%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	67.2% (±13.8 points)	90.9%	90.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.5% (±0.9 points)	0.7%	0.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	1.1% (±1.9 points)	1.1%	0.5%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.4% (±2.1 points)	1.9%	2.4%	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 Sky Lake, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Orange County (0.2%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (0.1%).

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

In Sky Lake, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Orange County (90.9%).

It is also lower than in Florida (90.4%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Sky Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sky Lake
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Sky Lake	—	67.2% (±13.8 points)	—
Pine Castle	1.3 mi	79.6% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Oak Ridge	1.8 mi	95.0% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Edgewood	1.9 mi	93.9% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Belle Isle	2.4 mi	93.0% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Holden Lakes	2.6 mi	93.7% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Taft	2.7 mi	96.1% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Tangelo Park	3.4 mi	91.1% (±7.5 points)	Higher
Holden Heights	4.1 mi	95.9% (±3.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Oak Ridge, FL (95.0%), Edgewood, FL (93.9%), Belle Isle, FL (93.0%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
20 (tie)	Lockhart	0.0% (±0.9 points)
20 (tie)	Oakland	0.0% (±4.0 points)
20 (tie)	Oak Ridge	0.0% (±0.7 points)
20 (tie)	Ocoee	0.0% (±0.3 points)
20 (tie)	Orlovista	0.0% (±2.1 points)
20 (tie)	Rio Pinar	0.0% (±2.8 points)
20 (tie)	Sky Lake	0.0% (±2.2 points)
20 (tie)	Southchase	0.0% (±1.1 points)
20 (tie)	Taft	0.0% (±5.6 points)
20 (tie)	Tangelo Park	0.0% (±6.4 points)
20 (tie)	Tangerine	0.0% (±3.4 points)
20 (tie)	Union Park	0.0% (±1.4 points)
20 (tie)	University (Orange County)	0.0% (±0.6 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Sky Lake 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 Sky Lake

What is the most common way to heat a home in Sky Lake?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Sky Lake, used by 67.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Sky Lake heat with oil?

0.0% (±2.2 points) of occupied homes in Sky Lake use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Sky Lake have electric heat?

67.2% (±13.8 points) of occupied homes in Sky Lake heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sky Lake CDP, Florida

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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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