How are homes heated in Thornwood, NY?

Name: Heating fuel in Thornwood, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Thornwood, used by 46.1% (±9.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.5% heat with utility gas.

9.7% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 41.5% (±8.7 points)
Electricity: 9.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 46.1%

Heating fuel in Thornwood

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Thornwood	Westchester County	New York	United States
Utility gas	41.5% (±8.7 points)	52.0%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	46.1% (±9.6 points)	28.0%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	9.7% (±5.4 points)	14.4%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.8% (±1.9 points)	3.1%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.2%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.8% (±1.2 points)	1.1%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±2.9 points)	1.0%	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 Thornwood, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Westchester County (28.0%).

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

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

In Thornwood, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Westchester County (14.4%).

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 Thornwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Thornwood
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Thornwood	—	9.7% (±5.4 points)	—
Village of Pleasantville	1.1 mi	11.6% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hawthorne	1.4 mi	0.0% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Chappaqua	2.7 mi	12.7% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Valhalla	2.8 mi	2.3% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Armonk	3.3 mi	9.0% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Briarcliff Manor	3.9 mi	15.0% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of New Castle	4.4 mi	10.5% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Ossining	4.8 mi	16.2% (±3.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hawthorne, NY (0.0%), Valhalla, NY (2.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Ossining, NY (16.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
9	Katonah	54.9% (±16.5 points)
10	Jefferson Valley-Yorktown	53.1% (±5.0 points)
11	Crompond	50.7% (±16.1 points)
12	Hawthorne	48.5% (±8.5 points)
13	Armonk	47.9% (±9.3 points)
14	Bedford Hills	47.6% (±13.1 points)
15	Thornwood	46.1% (±9.6 points)
16	Shrub Oak	41.2% (±16.3 points)
17	Fairview (Westchester County)	39.2% (±16.5 points)
18	Valhalla	25.8% (±8.8 points)
19	Greenville	23.4% (±5.9 points)
20	Hartsdale	22.7% (±6.7 points)
21 (tie)	Chappaqua	16.5% (±9.3 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Westchester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Thornwood 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 Mount Pleasant, 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 Thornwood

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Thornwood, used by 46.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Thornwood heat with oil?

46.1% (±9.6 points) of occupied homes in Thornwood use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Thornwood have electric heat?

9.7% (±5.4 points) of occupied homes in Thornwood heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Thornwood CDP, New York (place:73715, in state:36).

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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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