How are homes heated in Bar Harbor, ME?

Name: Heating fuel in Bar Harbor, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Bar Harbor, used by 45.1% (±10.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

2.3% heat with utility gas.

15.8% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 2.3% (±3.2 points)
Electricity: 15.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 45.1%

Heating fuel in Bar Harbor

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Bar Harbor	Hancock County	Maine	United States
Utility gas	2.3% (±3.2 points)	1.5%	8.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	45.1% (±10.3 points)	50.5%	55.3%	3.9%
Electricity	15.8% (±6.7 points)	11.4%	11.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	26.6% (±8.3 points)	21.9%	13.8%	4.9%
Wood	7.4% (±7.3 points)	12.6%	8.8%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.9% (±1.5 points)	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.9% (±2.6 points)	1.4%	1.7%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.2%	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 Bar Harbor, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Hancock County (50.5%).

It is not measurably different from Maine (55.3%).

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

In Bar Harbor, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Hancock County (11.4%).

It is not measurably different from Maine (11.2%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Bar Harbor

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bar Harbor
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Bar Harbor	—	15.8% (±6.7 points)	—
Mount Desert	5.5 mi	7.7% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sorrento	6.8 mi	10.6% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Winter Harbor	6.9 mi	10.5% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lamoine	7.1 mi	6.8% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Trenton	7.8 mi	7.7% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Hancock	8.8 mi	5.1% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Gouldsboro	9.5 mi	3.5% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Cranberry Isles	9.8 mi	19.0% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lamoine, ME (6.8%), Trenton, ME (7.7%), Hancock, ME (5.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
24	Osborn	49.0% (±23.5 points)
25	Great Pond	48.1% (±20.3 points)
26	Sullivan	47.0% (±8.6 points)
27	Waltham	46.9% (±10.8 points)
28 (tie)	Aurora	46.3% (±22.3 points)
28 (tie)	Mariaville	46.3% (±9.4 points)
30	Bar Harbor	45.1% (±10.3 points)
31	Dedham	44.9% (±6.9 points)
32	Sedgwick	43.0% (±10.8 points)
33	Amherst	41.9% (±10.4 points)
34	Bucksport	41.6% (±11.8 points)
35	Penobscot	39.7% (±8.8 points)
36	Cranberry Isles	35.7% (±15.3 points)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Hancock County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Bar Harbor include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Bar Harbor (community).

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 Bar Harbor

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Bar Harbor, used by 45.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Bar Harbor heat with oil?

45.1% (±10.3 points) of occupied homes in Bar Harbor use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Bar Harbor have electric heat?

15.8% (±6.7 points) of occupied homes in Bar Harbor heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bar Harbor town, Hancock County, Maine

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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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