How are homes heated in Ellsworth, ME?

Name: Heating fuel in Ellsworth, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Ellsworth, used by 51.0% (±6.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.6% heat with utility gas.

14.9% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.6% (±1.7 points)
Electricity: 14.9%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 51.0%

Heating fuel in Ellsworth

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Ellsworth	Hancock County	Maine	United States
Utility gas	1.6% (±1.7 points)	1.5%	8.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	51.0% (±6.5 points)	50.5%	55.3%	3.9%
Electricity	14.9% (±5.3 points)	11.4%	11.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	23.0% (±5.6 points)	21.9%	13.8%	4.9%
Wood	8.0% (±3.5 points)	12.6%	8.8%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.6% (±0.8 points)	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.6% (±0.8 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.4% (±0.7 points)	1.4%	1.7%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±0.7 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 Ellsworth, 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 Ellsworth, 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 Ellsworth

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ellsworth
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Ellsworth	—	14.9% (±5.3 points)	—
Surry	8.1 mi	6.3% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Dedham	9.0 mi	10.3% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Trenton	9.2 mi	7.7% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Orland	9.4 mi	8.0% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Otis	9.6 mi	4.1% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Waltham	10 mi	7.4% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lamoine	10 mi	6.8% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Hancock	10 mi	5.1% (±4.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Surry, ME (6.3%), Trenton, ME (7.7%), Otis, ME (4.1%).

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
15	Winter Harbor	53.3% (±14.2 points)
16	Lamoine	52.7% (±8.1 points)
17 (tie)	Brooksville	52.0% (±13.4 points)
17 (tie)	Eastbrook	52.0% (±12.0 points)
19	Brooklin	51.3% (±7.5 points)
20	Orland	51.1% (±10.9 points)
21	Ellsworth	51.0% (±6.5 points)
22	Franklin	50.7% (±10.6 points)
23	Hancock	49.1% (±9.7 points)
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)

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 Ellsworth

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Ellsworth, used by 51.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Ellsworth heat with oil?

51.0% (±6.5 points) of occupied homes in Ellsworth use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Ellsworth have electric heat?

14.9% (±5.3 points) of occupied homes in Ellsworth heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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