How are homes heated in Lake Goodwin, WA?

Name: Heating fuel in Lake Goodwin, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Lake Goodwin, used by 53.3% (±9.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

14.0% heat with utility gas.

0.8% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 14.0% (±5.5 points)
Electricity: 53.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.8%

Heating fuel in Lake Goodwin

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Lake Goodwin	Snohomish County	Washington	United States
Utility gas	14.0% (±5.5 points)	39.1%	33.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.8% (±0.9 points)	0.6%	1.3%	3.9%
Electricity	53.3% (±9.2 points)	52.8%	58.6%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	19.4% (±7.6 points)	4.0%	3.0%	4.9%
Wood	11.7% (±5.6 points)	2.3%	2.8%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.8% (±0.8 points)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.6%	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 Lake Goodwin, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Snohomish County (0.6%).

It is not measurably different from Washington (1.3%).

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

In Lake Goodwin, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Snohomish County (52.8%).

It is not measurably different from Washington (58.6%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Lake Goodwin

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Goodwin
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Lake Goodwin	—	53.3% (±9.2 points)	—
Kayak Point	3.1 mi	46.6% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Warm Beach	3.9 mi	79.9% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Sunday Lake	6.4 mi	77.5% (±15.0 points)	Higher
Arlington	6.5 mi	44.3% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Marysville	6.8 mi	49.7% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sisco Heights	7.7 mi	60.7% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Stanwood	8.2 mi	40.5% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Camano	8.7 mi	59.0% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Stanwood, WA (40.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Warm Beach, WA (79.9%), Sunday Lake, WA (77.5%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
9	Lynnwood	1.4% (±0.7 points)
10	Edmonds	1.3% (±0.6 points)
11 (tie)	Fobes Hill	1.2% (±1.8 points)
11 (tie)	Three Lakes	1.2% (±1.7 points)
13	Mountlake Terrace	1.0% (±0.6 points)
14 (tie)	Everett	0.8% (±0.4 points)
14 (tie)	Lake Goodwin	0.8% (±0.9 points)
14 (tie)	Maltby	0.8% (±0.9 points)
17 (tie)	Sisco Heights	0.7% (±1.1 points)
17 (tie)	Snohomish	0.7% (±0.8 points)
17 (tie)	Stanwood	0.7% (±1.1 points)
20	Bunk Foss	0.6% (±1.1 points)
21 (tie)	Mill Creek East	0.5% (±0.6 points)

Showing 13 of 55 places in Snohomish County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lake Goodwin is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Lake Goodwin

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Lake Goodwin, used by 53.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Lake Goodwin heat with oil?

0.8% (±0.9 points) of occupied homes in Lake Goodwin use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Lake Goodwin have electric heat?

53.3% (±9.2 points) of occupied homes in Lake Goodwin heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Goodwin CDP, Washington

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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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