How are homes heated in the Town of Alabama, NY?

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Alabama, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Alabama, used by 36.6% (±7.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.3% heat with utility gas.

17.9% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.3% (±1.2 points)
Electricity: 17.9%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 36.6%

Heating fuel in the Town of Alabama

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Alabama	Genesee County	New York	United States
Utility gas	1.3% (±1.2 points)	61.7%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	36.6% (±7.8 points)	7.8%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	17.9% (±6.5 points)	13.4%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	31.9% (±7.2 points)	11.8%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	8.0% (±4.1 points)	2.3%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.3% (±0.6 points)	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	3.4% (±2.8 points)	2.0%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.6% (±0.8 points)	0.6%	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 the Town of Alabama, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Genesee County (7.8%).

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

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

In the Town of Alabama, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Genesee County (13.4%).

It is not measurably different from New York (15.4%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near the Town of Alabama

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Alabama
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Alabama	—	17.9% (±6.5 points)	—
Tonawanda Reservation (Genesee County)	3.9 mi	7.4% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Town of Oakfield	4.6 mi	14.1% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Oakfield	5.1 mi	15.9% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Shelby	5.8 mi	15.2% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Pembroke	6.2 mi	11.7% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Akron	8.3 mi	40.4% (±10.2 points)	Higher
Village of Elba	9.0 mi	2.3% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Village of Medina	9.0 mi	21.1% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tonawanda Reservation (Genesee County), NY (7.4%), Village of Elba, NY (2.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Akron, NY (40.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Town of Alabama	36.6% (±7.8 points)
2	Town of Alexander	26.3% (±9.8 points)
3	Town of Elba	22.2% (±6.4 points)
4	Town of Byron	21.9% (±8.3 points)
5	Town of Stafford	19.0% (±5.9 points)
6	Town of Bethany	16.4% (±4.5 points)
7	Tonawanda Reservation (Genesee County)	15.4% (±10.5 points)

Showing 7 of 15 places in Genesee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Alabama include them.

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 Town of Alabama

What is the most common way to heat a home in the Town of Alabama?

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Alabama, used by 36.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in the Town of Alabama heat with oil?

36.6% (±7.8 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Alabama use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in the Town of Alabama have electric heat?

17.9% (±6.5 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Alabama heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alabama town, Genesee County, 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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