How are homes heated in Madison Center, CT?

Name: Heating fuel in Madison Center, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Madison Center, used by 34.7% (±10.9 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.3% heat with utility gas.

24.2% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 31.3% (±11.5 points)
Electricity: 24.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 34.7%

Heating fuel in Madison Center

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Madison Center	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Utility gas	31.3% (±11.5 points)	46.1%	36.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	34.7% (±10.9 points)	29.8%	36.3%	3.9%
Electricity	24.2% (±8.6 points)	18.4%	18.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	9.8% (±7.7 points)	3.7%	5.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±4.4 points)	0.5%	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±4.4 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±4.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±4.4 points)	0.7%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±4.4 points)	0.6%	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 Madison Center, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from South Central Connecticut Planning Region (29.8%).

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

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

In Madison Center, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from South Central Connecticut Planning Region (18.4%).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut (18.4%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Madison Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Madison Center
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Madison Center	—	24.2% (±8.6 points)	—
Clinton (community)	3.8 mi	29.2% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Guilford Center	3.8 mi	18.3% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Clinton	3.9 mi	19.0% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Killingworth	6.6 mi	2.9% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Westbrook	6.7 mi	17.1% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Guilford	6.7 mi	15.1% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Westbrook Center	8.3 mi	25.6% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Deep River	8.9 mi	24.9% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Killingworth, CT (2.9%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across South Central Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Northford	73.5% (±7.9 points)
2	Orange (community)	68.5% (±3.9 points)
3	North Haven (community)	50.6% (±4.3 points)
4	Madison Center	34.7% (±10.9 points)
5	East Haven (community)	34.3% (±3.7 points)
6	Guilford Center	31.9% (±8.8 points)
7	Wallingford Center	27.9% (±3.6 points)
8	Branford Center	8.8% (±5.1 points)

Madison 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 Madison, 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 Madison Center

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Madison Center, used by 34.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Madison Center heat with oil?

34.7% (±10.9 points) of occupied homes in Madison Center use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Madison Center have electric heat?

24.2% (±8.6 points) of occupied homes in Madison Center heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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