How are homes heated in Whitinsville, MA?

Name: Heating fuel in Whitinsville, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Whitinsville, used by 45.0% (±9.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.5% heat with utility gas.

15.5% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 36.5% (±8.6 points)
Electricity: 15.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 45.0%

Heating fuel in Whitinsville

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Whitinsville	Worcester County	Massachusetts	United States
Utility gas	36.5% (±8.6 points)	32.4%	51.6%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	45.0% (±9.8 points)	37.9%	22.4%	3.9%
Electricity	15.5% (±7.3 points)	19.6%	18.6%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.6% (±2.0 points)	5.6%	4.5%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.4 points)	2.3%	1.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.4 points)	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.4 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.4% (±0.7 points)	1.4%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.4 points)	0.5%	0.7%	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 Whitinsville, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Worcester County (37.9%).

It is also higher than in Massachusetts (22.4%).

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

In Whitinsville, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Worcester County (19.6%).

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts (18.6%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Whitinsville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Whitinsville
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Whitinsville	—	15.5% (±7.3 points)	—
East Douglas	3.5 mi	15.5% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sutton	4.1 mi	10.3% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Uxbridge	4.2 mi	11.6% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Upton	5.3 mi	9.6% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Upton (community)	5.4 mi	12.1% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Douglas	6.1 mi	9.1% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Grafton	6.3 mi	16.8% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mendon	6.8 mi	4.2% (±2.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mendon, MA (4.2%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across Worcester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
10	Winchendon (community)	57.6% (±10.0 points)
11	Hopedale (community)	56.8% (±9.5 points)
12	Baldwinville	54.7% (±19.5 points)
13	Fiskdale	53.6% (±10.3 points)
14	Lunenburg (community)	52.3% (±15.4 points)
15	West Brookfield (community)	47.8% (±16.6 points)
16	Whitinsville	45.0% (±9.8 points)
17	Northborough (community)	43.9% (±7.4 points)
18	Upton (community)	34.6% (±10.6 points)
19 (tie)	Milford (community)	34.1% (±3.4 points)
19 (tie)	North Brookfield (community)	34.1% (±14.7 points)
21	Clinton (community)	23.9% (±5.8 points)
22	Webster (community)	23.6% (±3.9 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Worcester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Northbridge, 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 Whitinsville

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Whitinsville, used by 45.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Whitinsville heat with oil?

45.0% (±9.8 points) of occupied homes in Whitinsville use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Whitinsville have electric heat?

15.5% (±7.3 points) of occupied homes in Whitinsville heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

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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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