How are homes heated in Brooklyn, CT?

Name: Heating fuel in Brooklyn, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Brooklyn, used by 61.5% (±7.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

6.5% heat with utility gas.

12.8% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 6.5% (±3.5 points)
Electricity: 12.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 61.5%

Heating fuel in Brooklyn

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Brooklyn	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Utility gas	6.5% (±3.5 points)	7.3%	36.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	61.5% (±7.1 points)	60.4%	36.3%	3.9%
Electricity	12.8% (±4.3 points)	14.5%	18.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	8.1% (±3.9 points)	7.5%	5.8%	4.9%
Wood	9.4% (±6.2 points)	8.4%	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.4 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.4 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.7% (±1.3 points)	1.4%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.4 points)	0.2%	0.5%	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 Brooklyn, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (60.4%).

It is also higher than in Connecticut (36.3%).

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

In Brooklyn, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (14.5%).

It is also lower than in Connecticut (18.4%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Brooklyn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brooklyn
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Brooklyn	—	12.8% (±4.3 points)	—
Wauregan	3.4 mi	9.6% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hampton	5.5 mi	8.6% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Pomfret	5.6 mi	9.6% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Killingly	6.3 mi	13.4% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Moosup	6.4 mi	14.8% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Canterbury	7.0 mi	6.6% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Plainfield	7.1 mi	15.4% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Plainfield Village	7.9 mi	21.5% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Canterbury, CT (6.6%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
2	Thompson	68.7% (±7.5 points)
3	Canterbury	67.5% (±6.7 points)
4	Hampton	65.5% (±6.1 points)
5	Scotland	65.1% (±9.3 points)
6	Chaplin	64.7% (±6.7 points)
7	Ashford	62.0% (±8.8 points)
8 (tie)	Brooklyn	61.5% (±7.1 points)
8 (tie)	Plainfield	61.5% (±4.8 points)
10	Pomfret	61.0% (±7.3 points)
11	Killingly	60.6% (±4.5 points)
12	Woodstock	59.2% (±7.3 points)
13	Union	58.1% (±7.6 points)
14	Eastford	57.9% (±6.9 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Brooklyn include the places inside it that have pages of their own: East Brooklyn.

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 Brooklyn

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Brooklyn, used by 61.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Brooklyn heat with oil?

61.5% (±7.1 points) of occupied homes in Brooklyn use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Brooklyn have electric heat?

12.8% (±4.3 points) of occupied homes in Brooklyn heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Brooklyn town, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

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 Brooklyn town, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:09190, in state:09 county:150).

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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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