How are homes heated in Sour Lake, TX?

Name: Heating fuel in Sour Lake, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Sour Lake, used by 78.6% (±8.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

20.8% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 20.8% (±8.4 points)
Electricity: 78.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Sour Lake

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Sour Lake	Hardin County	Texas	United States
Utility gas	20.8% (±8.4 points)	16.4%	34.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±6.1 points)	0.2%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	78.6% (±8.6 points)	77.2%	61.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±6.1 points)	4.4%	2.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±6.1 points)	1.2%	0.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±6.1 points)	0.1%	0.3%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±6.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±6.1 points)	0.3%	0.2%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.6% (±1.2 points)	0.3%	0.6%	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 Sour Lake, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Hardin County (0.2%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.9%).

In Sour Lake, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Hardin County (77.2%).

It is also higher than in Texas (61.2%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Sour Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sour Lake
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Sour Lake	—	78.6% (±8.6 points)	—
Pinewood Estates	5.6 mi	79.0% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Nome	7.3 mi	62.3% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
China	7.8 mi	79.7% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bevil Oaks	8.0 mi	57.5% (±12.5 points)	Lower
Rose Hill Acres	13 mi	83.5% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Devers	13 mi	29.9% (±15.7 points)	Lower
Lumberton	14 mi	62.4% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Daisetta	14 mi	82.4% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bevil Oaks, TX (57.5%), Devers, TX (29.9%), Lumberton, TX (62.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Kountze	0.0% (±5.5 points)
1 (tie)	Lumberton	0.0% (±0.9 points)
1 (tie)	Pinewood Estates	0.0% (±9.7 points)
1 (tie)	Rose Hill Acres	0.0% (±30.3 points)
1 (tie)	Silsbee	0.0% (±1.9 points)
1 (tie)	Sour Lake	0.0% (±6.1 points)

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 Sour Lake

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Sour Lake, used by 78.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Sour Lake heat with oil?

0.0% (±6.1 points) of occupied homes in Sour Lake use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Sour Lake have electric heat?

78.6% (±8.6 points) of occupied homes in Sour Lake heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

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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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