How are homes heated in Sound Beach, NY?

Name: Heating fuel in Sound Beach, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Sound Beach, used by 86.4% (±5.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

9.4% heat with utility gas.

1.1% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 9.4% (±5.9 points)
Electricity: 1.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 86.4%

Heating fuel in Sound Beach

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Sound Beach	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Utility gas	9.4% (±5.9 points)	41.1%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	86.4% (±5.8 points)	44.0%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	1.1% (±1.9 points)	9.2%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.7% (±1.6 points)	4.0%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.5 points)	0.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.5 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.2% (±0.5 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.2% (±1.8 points)	0.6%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.5 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 Sound Beach, 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 Sound Beach, 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 Sound Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sound Beach
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Sound Beach	—	1.1% (±1.9 points)	—
Miller Place	1.8 mi	4.6% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Rocky Point	2.4 mi	4.6% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Mount Sinai	3.0 mi	8.6% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Village of Shoreham	3.3 mi	4.2% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Port Jefferson	4.5 mi	8.2% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Middle Island	5.0 mi	18.8% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Village of Belle Terre	5.0 mi	2.8% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
East Shoreham	5.1 mi	3.8% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Miller Place, NY (4.6%), Rocky Point, NY (4.6%), Mount Sinai, NY (8.6%).

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
1	Shelter Island Heights	89.4% (±11.6 points)
2	Sound Beach	86.4% (±5.8 points)
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)

Showing 8 of 112 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Sound Beach 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 Sound Beach

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Sound Beach, used by 86.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Sound Beach heat with oil?

86.4% (±5.8 points) of occupied homes in Sound Beach use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Sound Beach have electric heat?

1.1% (±1.9 points) of occupied homes in Sound Beach heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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