How are homes heated in Deep River Center, CT?

Name: Heating fuel in Deep River Center, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Deep River Center, used by 42.0% (±11.0 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

5.7% heat with utility gas.

33.6% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 5.7% (±4.6 points)
Electricity: 33.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 42.0%

Heating fuel in Deep River Center

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Deep River Center	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Utility gas	5.7% (±4.6 points)	14.8%	36.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	42.0% (±11.0 points)	51.7%	36.3%	3.9%
Electricity	33.6% (±12.9 points)	18.9%	18.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	12.2% (±6.4 points)	9.4%	5.8%	4.9%
Wood	2.1% (±2.4 points)	2.7%	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	1.6% (±2.4 points)	0.4%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.4 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	2.9% (±4.5 points)	1.3%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±3.4 points)	0.9%	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 Deep River Center, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (51.7%).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut (36.3%).

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

In Deep River Center, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (18.9%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Deep River Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Deep River Center
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Deep River Center	—	33.6% (±12.9 points)	—
Chester Center	1.9 mi	19.5% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Essex	2.4 mi	21.2% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Essex Village	2.9 mi	20.5% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Chester	3.3 mi	21.8% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Westbrook	5.5 mi	17.1% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Lyme	5.8 mi	7.6% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Old Saybrook	6.6 mi	15.9% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Westbrook Center	6.7 mi	25.6% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Westbrook, CT (17.1%), Lyme, CT (7.6%), Old Saybrook, CT (15.9%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
5	Moodus	66.7% (±13.4 points)
6	East Hampton (community)	66.1% (±10.3 points)
7	Essex Village	52.4% (±9.4 points)
8	Lake Pocotopaug	47.2% (±7.7 points)
9	Saybrook Manor	44.8% (±15.4 points)
10	Clinton (community)	43.8% (±7.8 points)
11	Deep River Center	42.0% (±11.0 points)
12	Westbrook Center	38.2% (±11.7 points)
13	Old Saybrook Center	34.1% (±11.6 points)

Showing 9 of 13 places in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Deep River, whose figures include it.

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 Deep River Center

What is the most common way to heat a home in Deep River Center?

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Deep River Center, used by 42.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Deep River Center heat with oil?

42.0% (±11.0 points) of occupied homes in Deep River Center use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Deep River Center have electric heat?

33.6% (±12.9 points) of occupied homes in Deep River Center heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Deep River Center CDP, Connecticut

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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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