How are homes heated in Rocky Point, NY?

Name: Heating fuel in Rocky Point, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Rocky Point, used by 75.6% (±4.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

12.5% heat with utility gas.

4.6% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 12.5% (±2.9 points)
Electricity: 4.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 75.6%

Heating fuel in Rocky Point

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Rocky Point	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Utility gas	12.5% (±2.9 points)	41.1%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	75.6% (±4.2 points)	44.0%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	4.6% (±2.6 points)	9.2%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.0% (±1.8 points)	4.0%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	2.4% (±1.7 points)	0.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.6% (±1.2 points)	0.6%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.4%	1.6%	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 Rocky Point, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Suffolk County (44.0%).

It is also higher than in New York (16.1%).

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

In Rocky Point, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Suffolk County (9.2%).

It is also lower than in New York (15.4%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Rocky Point

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rocky Point
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Rocky Point	—	4.6% (±2.6 points)	—
Village of Shoreham	1.9 mi	4.2% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sound Beach	2.4 mi	1.1% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Miller Place	3.0 mi	4.6% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
East Shoreham	3.3 mi	3.8% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Middle Island	3.4 mi	18.8% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Ridge	3.6 mi	37.0% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Mount Sinai	4.4 mi	8.6% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Gordon Heights	5.4 mi	13.5% (±6.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sound Beach, NY (1.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Middle Island, NY (18.8%), Ridge, NY (37.0%), Gordon Heights, NY (13.5%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
3	Mastic	85.9% (±4.3 points)
4	Mastic Beach	84.8% (±3.4 points)
5	Remsenburg-Speonk	84.4% (±11.6 points)
6	Eatons Neck	80.6% (±9.1 points)
7	Shirley	78.3% (±3.8 points)
8	Farmingville	76.4% (±5.4 points)
9	Rocky Point	75.6% (±4.2 points)
10	Brookhaven (community)	75.5% (±9.1 points)
11	East Shoreham	69.9% (±5.5 points)
12	Setauket	69.8% (±8.1 points)
13	West Hills	68.5% (±6.3 points)
14	Miller Place	67.3% (±8.0 points)
15	Center Moriches	67.2% (±6.2 points)

Showing 13 of 112 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside the Town of Brookhaven, 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 Rocky Point

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Rocky Point, used by 75.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Rocky Point heat with oil?

75.6% (±4.2 points) of occupied homes in Rocky Point use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Rocky Point have electric heat?

4.6% (±2.6 points) of occupied homes in Rocky Point heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rocky Point CDP, New York

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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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