How are homes heated in East Brooklyn, CT?

Name: Heating fuel in East Brooklyn, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in East Brooklyn, used by 73.1% (±11.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

18.0% heat with utility gas.

5.3% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 18.0% (±10.7 points)
Electricity: 5.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 73.1%

Heating fuel in East Brooklyn

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	East Brooklyn	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Utility gas	18.0% (±10.7 points)	7.3%	36.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	73.1% (±11.1 points)	60.4%	36.3%	3.9%
Electricity	5.3% (±2.9 points)	14.5%	18.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.7% (±3.1 points)	7.5%	5.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.9% (±1.5 points)	8.4%	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±4.6 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±4.6 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±4.6 points)	1.4%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±4.6 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 East Brooklyn, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in 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 East Brooklyn, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in 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 East Brooklyn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Brooklyn
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
East Brooklyn	—	5.3% (±2.9 points)	—
Wauregan	2.9 mi	9.6% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Killingly	3.9 mi	13.4% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Moosup	5.4 mi	14.8% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Pomfret	6.2 mi	9.6% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Plainfield	6.8 mi	15.4% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Sterling	7.8 mi	3.4% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Plainfield Village	8.1 mi	21.5% (±11.5 points)	Higher
Hampton	8.2 mi	8.6% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Killingly, CT (13.4%), Moosup, CT (14.8%), Plainfield, CT (15.4%).

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
1	Quinebaug	82.9% (±18.2 points)
2	North Grosvenor Dale	79.8% (±16.3 points)
3	East Brooklyn	73.1% (±11.1 points)
4	Moosup	69.2% (±9.1 points)
5	Wauregan	63.6% (±16.0 points)
6	Plainfield Village	54.7% (±13.3 points)
7	Putnam (community)	34.5% (±5.6 points)
8	South Woodstock	33.7% (±16.5 points)

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

It lies inside Brooklyn, 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 East Brooklyn

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in East Brooklyn, used by 73.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in East Brooklyn heat with oil?

73.1% (±11.1 points) of occupied homes in East Brooklyn use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in East Brooklyn have electric heat?

5.3% (±2.9 points) of occupied homes in East Brooklyn heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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