How are homes heated in Swans Island, ME?

Name: Heating fuel in Swans Island, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Swans Island, used by 70.5% (±10.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.5% heat with utility gas.

4.0% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.5% (±2.2 points)
Electricity: 4.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 70.5%

Heating fuel in Swans Island

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Swans Island	Hancock County	Maine	United States
Utility gas	1.5% (±2.2 points)	1.5%	8.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	70.5% (±10.4 points)	50.5%	55.3%	3.9%
Electricity	4.0% (±3.8 points)	11.4%	11.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	14.0% (±9.1 points)	21.9%	13.8%	4.9%
Wood	10.0% (±6.4 points)	12.6%	8.8%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±12.8 points)	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±12.8 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±12.8 points)	1.4%	1.7%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±12.8 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 Swans Island, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Hancock County (50.5%).

It is also higher than in Maine (55.3%).

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

In Swans Island, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Hancock County (11.4%).

It is also lower than in Maine (11.2%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Swans Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Swans Island
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Swans Island	—	4.0% (±3.8 points)	—
Tremont	9.0 mi	7.6% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Frenchboro	9.7 mi	5.3% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Stonington	10 mi	9.1% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Brooklin	10 mi	2.9% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Isle au Haut	11 mi	4.0% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Southwest Harbor	11 mi	14.4% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cranberry Isles	14 mi	19.0% (±11.5 points)	Higher
Mount Desert	15 mi	7.7% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cranberry Isles, ME (19.0%).

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
1	Frenchboro	94.7% (±15.1 points)
2	Verona Island	73.2% (±11.7 points)
3	Swans Island	70.5% (±10.4 points)
4	Castine	63.6% (±10.6 points)
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)

Showing 9 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 Swans Island

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Swans Island, used by 70.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Swans Island heat with oil?

70.5% (±10.4 points) of occupied homes in Swans Island use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Swans Island have electric heat?

4.0% (±3.8 points) of occupied homes in Swans Island heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Swans Island town, Hancock County, Maine (county subdivision:75455, in state:23 county:009).

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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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