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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Ancram, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Ancram, used by 64.1% (±7.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.8% heat with utility gas.

1.4% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.8% (±1.6 points)
Electricity: 1.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 64.1%

Heating fuel in the Town of Ancram

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Ancram	Columbia County	New York	United States
Utility gas	1.8% (±1.6 points)	13.1%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	64.1% (±7.7 points)	45.2%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	1.4% (±1.3 points)	15.4%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	24.3% (±6.9 points)	19.0%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	7.6% (±3.1 points)	5.1%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.7% (±1.0 points)	1.5%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.5%	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 Ancram, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Columbia County (45.2%).

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

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

In the Town of Ancram, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Columbia County (15.4%).

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 the Town of Ancram

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Ancram
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Ancram	—	1.4% (±1.3 points)	—
Town of Pine Plains	5.6 mi	12.7% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Pine Plains (community)	5.7 mi	10.1% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Town of North East	6.5 mi	12.8% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Village of Millerton	6.5 mi	2.1% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Washington	6.8 mi	9.0% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Copake	6.8 mi	9.3% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Town of Gallatin	6.9 mi	9.1% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Town of Taghkanic	8.4 mi	10.9% (±5.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Pine Plains, NY (12.7%), Pine Plains (community), NY (10.1%), Town of North East, NY (12.8%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Town of Chatham	64.9% (±7.6 points)
2	Town of Ancram	64.1% (±7.7 points)
3	Town of Livingston	61.2% (±9.1 points)
4	Town of Stuyvesant	59.1% (±8.8 points)
5	Town of Copake	58.3% (±9.9 points)
6	Town of Hillsdale	57.2% (±8.9 points)
7	Town of Claverack	56.7% (±8.4 points)
8	Town of Clermont	56.1% (±7.4 points)

Showing 8 of 19 places in Columbia County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Ancram 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 Ancram

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Ancram, used by 64.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

64.1% (±7.7 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Ancram use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

1.4% (±1.3 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Ancram heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ancram town, Columbia 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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