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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Elma, NY, 2020–2024
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Elma, used by 97.2% (±1.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.5% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 97.2% (±1.6 points)
Electricity: 1.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in the Town of Elma

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Elma	Erie County	New York	United States
Utility gas	97.2% (±1.6 points)	86.8%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.9%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	1.5% (±1.0 points)	8.7%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.5% (±0.9 points)	2.0%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.3% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.5%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.3% (±0.5 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 the Town of Elma, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Erie County (0.9%).

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

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

In the Town of Elma, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Erie County (8.7%).

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 Elma

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Elma
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Elma	—	1.5% (±1.0 points)	—
Village of East Aurora	4.5 mi	8.3% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Village of Lancaster	5.1 mi	7.7% (±3.4 points)	Higher
West Seneca (community)	5.3 mi	6.2% (±1.2 points)	Higher
Town of West Seneca	5.3 mi	6.2% (±1.2 points)	Higher
Town of Lancaster	5.8 mi	6.8% (±1.6 points)	Higher
Town Line	5.9 mi	13.7% (±9.2 points)	Higher
Town of Marilla	6.0 mi	0.0% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Aurora	6.2 mi	5.3% (±1.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of East Aurora, NY (8.3%), Village of Lancaster, NY (7.7%), West Seneca (community), NY (6.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
22 (tie)	Lackawanna	0.5% (±0.4 points)
22 (tie)	Town of Hamburg	0.5% (±0.4 points)
22 (tie)	Town of West Seneca	0.5% (±0.3 points)
25	Town of Cheektowaga	0.4% (±0.2 points)
26 (tie)	Town of Alden	0.0% (±1.2 points)
26 (tie)	Town of Boston	0.0% (±1.1 points)
26 (tie)	Town of Elma	0.0% (±0.9 points)
26 (tie)	Town of Marilla	0.0% (±2.0 points)

Showing 8 of 29 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Elma include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Billington Heights, Elma Center.

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 Elma

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Elma, used by 97.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

0.0% (±0.9 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Elma use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

1.5% (±1.0 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Elma heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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