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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Johnsburg, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Johnsburg, used by 43.0% (±9.0 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

8.4% heat with utility gas.

12.3% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 8.4% (±6.2 points)
Electricity: 12.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 43.0%

Heating fuel in the Town of Johnsburg

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Johnsburg	Warren County	New York	United States
Utility gas	8.4% (±6.2 points)	44.3%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	43.0% (±9.0 points)	20.2%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	12.3% (±6.1 points)	15.6%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	22.2% (±7.0 points)	13.5%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	14.1% (±6.1 points)	4.0%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±4.6 points)	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±4.6 points)	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±4.6 points)	1.3%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±4.6 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 Johnsburg, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Warren County (20.2%).

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

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

In the Town of Johnsburg, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Warren County (15.6%).

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 Johnsburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Johnsburg
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Johnsburg	—	12.3% (±6.1 points)	—
Town of Thurman	9.4 mi	0.6% (±1.1 points)	Lower
Town of Chester (Warren County)	11 mi	6.8% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stony Creek	14 mi	5.0% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Wells	15 mi	6.8% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Speculator	15 mi	24.7% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Warrensburg	16 mi	16.6% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Warrensburg (community)	17 mi	17.7% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Minerva	17 mi	7.2% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Thurman, NY (0.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Town of Stony Creek	53.4% (±9.2 points)
2	Town of Lake Luzerne	52.2% (±9.9 points)
3	Town of Warrensburg	49.9% (±8.5 points)
4	Town of Chester (Warren County)	45.2% (±6.8 points)
5	Town of Thurman	43.1% (±9.0 points)
6	Town of Johnsburg	43.0% (±9.0 points)
7	Town of Bolton	39.6% (±12.6 points)
8	Town of Horicon	32.9% (±7.9 points)
9	Town of Hague	24.9% (±8.4 points)
10	Town of Lake George	17.8% (±4.5 points)
11	Town of Queensbury	13.9% (±2.9 points)
12	Glens Falls	2.4% (±1.5 points)

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

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Johnsburg, used by 43.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

43.0% (±9.0 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Johnsburg use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

12.3% (±6.1 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Johnsburg heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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