How are homes heated in Deer Isle, ME?

Name: Heating fuel in Deer Isle, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Deer Isle, used by 57.4% (±8.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

8.9% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±2.6 points)
Electricity: 8.9%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 57.4%

Heating fuel in Deer Isle

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Deer Isle	Hancock County	Maine	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±2.6 points)	1.5%	8.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	57.4% (±8.6 points)	50.5%	55.3%	3.9%
Electricity	8.9% (±5.0 points)	11.4%	11.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	14.3% (±4.4 points)	21.9%	13.8%	4.9%
Wood	13.3% (±6.9 points)	12.6%	8.8%	1.4%
Solar energy	1.5% (±1.6 points)	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Coal or coke	1.1% (±1.8 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	2.8% (±2.9 points)	1.4%	1.7%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.7% (±1.0 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 Deer Isle, 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 Deer Isle, 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 Deer Isle

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Deer Isle
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Deer Isle	—	8.9% (±5.0 points)	—
Islesboro	7.1 mi	25.5% (±20.1 points)	Not measurably different
North Haven	8.4 mi	18.4% (±7.7 points)	Higher
Brooksville	8.5 mi	7.6% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Stonington	9.1 mi	9.1% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sedgwick	11 mi	8.0% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Brooklin	12 mi	2.9% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Castine	12 mi	2.8% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Northport	13 mi	14.5% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brooklin, ME (2.9%), Castine, ME (2.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North Haven, ME (18.4%).

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
5	Surry	63.5% (±7.7 points)
6	Otis	63.3% (±11.9 points)
7	Stonington	63.2% (±10.2 points)
8	Southwest Harbor	63.1% (±11.0 points)
9	Gouldsboro	60.3% (±9.2 points)
10	Mount Desert	60.2% (±9.6 points)
11	Deer Isle	57.4% (±8.6 points)
12	Trenton	54.7% (±7.8 points)
13	Tremont	53.8% (±9.6 points)
14	Sorrento	53.5% (±13.3 points)
15	Winter Harbor	53.3% (±14.2 points)
16	Lamoine	52.7% (±8.1 points)
17 (tie)	Brooksville	52.0% (±13.4 points)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Hancock 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 Deer Isle

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Deer Isle, used by 57.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Deer Isle heat with oil?

57.4% (±8.6 points) of occupied homes in Deer Isle use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Deer Isle have electric heat?

8.9% (±5.0 points) of occupied homes in Deer Isle heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Deer Isle 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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