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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Ava, NY, 2020–2024
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Ava, used by 40.6% (±14.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.9% heat with utility gas.

21.8% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.9% (±2.1 points)
Electricity: 40.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 21.8%

Heating fuel in the Town of Ava

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Ava	Oneida County	New York	United States
Utility gas	1.9% (±2.1 points)	57.3%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	21.8% (±8.6 points)	13.5%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	40.6% (±14.4 points)	16.4%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	11.5% (±6.6 points)	8.0%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	11.5% (±8.8 points)	2.6%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±15.0 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.8% (±1.6 points)	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	10.7% (±10.9 points)	1.3%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.1% (±1.9 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 Ava, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Oneida County (13.5%).

It is not measurably different from New York (16.1%).

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

In the Town of Ava, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Oneida County (16.4%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near the Town of Ava

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Ava
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Ava	—	40.6% (±14.4 points)	—
Town of Western	4.7 mi	12.0% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Village of Boonville	7.2 mi	43.0% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lee	7.3 mi	4.7% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Town of Lewis (Lewis County)	7.6 mi	27.0% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Boonville	8.4 mi	40.0% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Leyden	8.8 mi	15.6% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Lake Delta	8.9 mi	7.3% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Town of Steuben	9.9 mi	2.8% (±2.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Western, NY (12.0%), Town of Lee, NY (4.7%), Town of Leyden, NY (15.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
12 (tie)	Town of Vienna	33.9% (±9.8 points)
14	Town of Boonville	33.8% (±8.4 points)
15	Town of Verona	30.0% (±6.3 points)
16	Town of Marshall	28.6% (±7.2 points)
17	Town of Paris	25.0% (±6.7 points)
18	Town of Deerfield	22.1% (±4.6 points)
19	Town of Ava	21.8% (±8.6 points)
20	Town of Westmoreland	19.7% (±6.6 points)
21	Town of Sangerfield	18.6% (±4.7 points)
22	Town of Marcy	18.0% (±7.0 points)
23	Town of Vernon	11.4% (±2.2 points)
24	Town of Kirkland	5.5% (±2.2 points)
25	Rome	4.9% (±1.1 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Oneida County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Ava, used by 40.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

21.8% (±8.6 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Ava use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

40.6% (±14.4 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Ava heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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