How are homes heated in Three Lakes, WA?

Name: Heating fuel in Three Lakes, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Three Lakes, used by 58.3% (±6.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.3% heat with utility gas.

1.2% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.3% (±1.9 points)
Electricity: 58.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 1.2%

Heating fuel in Three Lakes

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Three Lakes	Snohomish County	Washington	United States
Utility gas	1.3% (±1.9 points)	39.1%	33.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1.2% (±1.7 points)	0.6%	1.3%	3.9%
Electricity	58.3% (±6.8 points)	52.8%	58.6%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	34.3% (±7.2 points)	4.0%	3.0%	4.9%
Wood	5.0% (±3.0 points)	2.3%	2.8%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.1 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.1 points)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±3.1 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 Three Lakes, 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 Three Lakes, 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 Three Lakes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Three Lakes
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Three Lakes	—	58.3% (±6.8 points)	—
Chain Lake	3.7 mi	61.3% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Machias	4.2 mi	50.0% (±18.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cavalero	4.8 mi	19.6% (±15.9 points)	Lower
Monroe North	5.0 mi	64.1% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bunk Foss	5.4 mi	55.0% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Snohomish	5.6 mi	63.2% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Stevens	6.4 mi	44.7% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Woods Creek	6.4 mi	56.4% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cavalero, WA (19.6%), Lake Stevens, WA (44.7%).

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
6	Woodway	2.4% (±2.2 points)
7	Clearview	1.7% (±2.8 points)
8	Arlington	1.5% (±1.3 points)
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)

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

Three Lakes 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 Three Lakes

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Three Lakes, used by 58.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Three Lakes heat with oil?

1.2% (±1.7 points) of occupied homes in Three Lakes use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Three Lakes have electric heat?

58.3% (±6.8 points) of occupied homes in Three Lakes heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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