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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Lloyd, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Lloyd, used by 40.9% (±6.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.6% heat with utility gas.

12.1% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 34.6% (±6.5 points)
Electricity: 12.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 40.9%

Heating fuel in the Town of Lloyd

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Lloyd	Ulster County	New York	United States
Utility gas	34.6% (±6.5 points)	21.0%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	40.9% (±6.8 points)	42.9%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	12.1% (±4.5 points)	15.5%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	10.0% (±4.1 points)	13.8%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	2.3% (±2.4 points)	4.3%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±0.9 points)	1.6%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.3%	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 Lloyd, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Ulster County (42.9%).

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

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

In the Town of Lloyd, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Ulster County (15.5%).

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 Lloyd

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Lloyd
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Lloyd	—	12.1% (±4.5 points)	—
Clintondale	2.9 mi	25.3% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Poughkeepsie	4.1 mi	25.2% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Milton (community, Ulster County)	4.2 mi	5.3% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fairview (Dutchess County)	4.4 mi	16.0% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of New Paltz	5.0 mi	34.0% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Arlington	5.1 mi	27.4% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Town of Marlborough	5.4 mi	8.0% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Poughkeepsie	5.4 mi	17.1% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Poughkeepsie, NY (25.2%), Village of New Paltz, NY (34.0%), Arlington, NY (27.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
11	Town of Olive	48.4% (±8.4 points)
12	Town of Woodstock	46.7% (±7.4 points)
13	Town of Esopus	44.4% (±8.1 points)
14	Town of Ulster	42.1% (±4.8 points)
15	Town of Hardenburgh	41.6% (±17.0 points)
16	Town of Denning	41.4% (±11.5 points)
17	Town of Lloyd	40.9% (±6.8 points)
18	Town of Shandaken	40.4% (±8.4 points)
19	Town of New Paltz	36.9% (±5.7 points)
20	Town of Saugerties	31.1% (±3.9 points)
21	Kingston	18.0% (±2.4 points)

Showing 11 of 21 places in Ulster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Lloyd include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Highland (community).

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 Lloyd

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Lloyd, used by 40.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

40.9% (±6.8 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Lloyd use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

12.1% (±4.5 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Lloyd heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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