How are homes heated in Lakemoor, IL?

Name: Heating fuel in Lakemoor, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Lakemoor, used by 85.0% (±7.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

3.7% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 85.0% (±7.4 points)
Electricity: 3.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Lakemoor

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Lakemoor	McHenry County	Illinois	United States
Utility gas	85.0% (±7.4 points)	85.0%	75.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.5 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	3.7% (±3.0 points)	11.7%	18.6%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	11.3% (±7.0 points)	2.6%	4.2%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.5 points)	0.2%	0.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.5 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.5 points)	0.1%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.5 points)	0.3%	0.8%	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 Lakemoor, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from McHenry County (0.0%).

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

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

In Lakemoor, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in McHenry County (11.7%).

It is also lower than in Illinois (18.6%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Lakemoor

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lakemoor
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Lakemoor	—	3.7% (±3.0 points)	—
Volo	2.3 mi	5.1% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Grant Township (Lake County)	3.0 mi	9.5% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Holiday Hills	3.3 mi	3.4% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Johnsburg	3.8 mi	9.5% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Island Lake	4.2 mi	4.8% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wauconda Township	4.3 mi	10.0% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Pistakee Highlands	4.5 mi	6.9% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Long Lake	4.5 mi	5.4% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Grant Township (Lake County), IL (9.5%), Wauconda Township, IL (10.0%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
4 (tie)	Harvard	0.0% (±1.2 points)
4 (tie)	Holiday Hills	0.0% (±13.4 points)
4 (tie)	Huntley	0.0% (±0.3 points)
4 (tie)	Island Lake	0.0% (±1.3 points)
4 (tie)	Johnsburg	0.0% (±1.5 points)
4 (tie)	Lake in the Hills	0.0% (±0.4 points)
4 (tie)	Lakemoor	0.0% (±1.5 points)
4 (tie)	Lakewood	0.0% (±2.3 points)
4 (tie)	McCullom Lake	0.0% (±8.7 points)
4 (tie)	McHenry	0.0% (±0.3 points)
4 (tie)	Marengo	0.0% (±1.4 points)
4 (tie)	Oakwood Hills	0.0% (±3.9 points)
4 (tie)	Pistakee Highlands	0.0% (±2.9 points)

Showing 13 of 46 places in McHenry County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Lakemoor

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Lakemoor, used by 85.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Lakemoor heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.5 points) of occupied homes in Lakemoor use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Lakemoor have electric heat?

3.7% (±3.0 points) of occupied homes in Lakemoor heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lakemoor village, Illinois

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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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