How are homes heated in Brookside, NJ?

Name: Heating fuel in Brookside, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Brookside, used by 87.6% (±9.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

2.0% heat with electricity.

10.4% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 87.6% (±9.1 points)
Electricity: 2.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 10.4%

Heating fuel in Brookside

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Brookside	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Utility gas	87.6% (±9.1 points)	69.9%	73.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	10.4% (±8.6 points)	13.9%	6.4%	3.9%
Electricity	2.0% (±3.2 points)	12.1%	16.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±7.9 points)	2.8%	2.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±7.9 points)	0.3%	0.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±7.9 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±7.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±7.9 points)	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±7.9 points)	0.4%	0.8%	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 Brookside, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Morris County (13.9%).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey (6.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.9%).

In Brookside, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Morris County (12.1%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (16.2%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Brookside

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brookside
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Brookside	—	2.0% (±3.2 points)	—
Mendham Borough	2.6 mi	8.9% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Randolph Township	3.3 mi	11.0% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Morris Township	3.7 mi	11.2% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Morristown Town	4.5 mi	28.1% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Bernardsville Borough	4.7 mi	4.6% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Harding Township	5.1 mi	2.8% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Morris Plains Borough	5.6 mi	13.9% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Victory Gardens Borough	5.7 mi	23.8% (±9.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mendham Borough, NJ (8.9%), Randolph Township, NJ (11.0%), Morris Township, NJ (11.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
10	Succasunna	20.5% (±3.5 points)
11	Mount Tabor	20.3% (±13.9 points)
12	Lake Hiawatha	17.4% (±4.7 points)
13	Ledgewood	16.7% (±5.1 points)
14	Gillette	15.2% (±13.2 points)
15	Pine Brook	13.1% (±6.6 points)
16	Brookside	10.4% (±8.6 points)
17	Millington	8.2% (±4.7 points)
18	Mount Hope	6.2% (±3.6 points)
19	Green Village	5.8% (±5.6 points)
20	Flanders	4.7% (±2.5 points)
21	Parsippany	4.1% (±1.4 points)
22 (tie)	Pompton Plains	4.0% (±2.8 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Morris County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Mendham Township, 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 Brookside

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Brookside, used by 87.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Brookside heat with oil?

10.4% (±8.6 points) of occupied homes in Brookside use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Brookside have electric heat?

2.0% (±3.2 points) of occupied homes in Brookside heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Brookside CDP, New Jersey

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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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