How are homes heated in the Town of Shelter Island, NY?

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Shelter Island, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Shelter Island, used by 78.1% (±12.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

11.0% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±3.0 points)
Electricity: 11.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 78.1%

Heating fuel in the Town of Shelter Island

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Shelter Island	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±3.0 points)	41.1%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	78.1% (±12.4 points)	44.0%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	11.0% (±9.6 points)	9.2%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	10.9% (±8.8 points)	4.0%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±3.0 points)	0.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.0 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.0 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.0 points)	0.6%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±3.0 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 Shelter Island, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Suffolk County (44.0%).

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

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

In the Town of Shelter Island, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Suffolk County (9.2%).

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 Shelter Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Shelter Island
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Shelter Island	—	11.0% (±9.6 points)	—
Village of North Haven	2.9 mi	1.9% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Greenport	3.5 mi	21.3% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Greenport West	3.8 mi	16.7% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
East Marion	4.9 mi	3.9% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Southold	5.1 mi	7.5% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Sag Harbor	5.2 mi	10.6% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Southold (community)	5.7 mi	3.9% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Noyack	6.2 mi	5.5% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Town of Shelter Island	78.1% (±12.4 points)
2	Poospatuck Reservation	68.7% (±17.3 points)
3	Town of Southold	55.9% (±3.8 points)
4	Town of Southampton	53.0% (±2.2 points)
5	Town of Brookhaven	52.0% (±1.1 points)
6 (tie)	Town of East Hampton	48.5% (±3.4 points)
6 (tie)	Town of Riverhead	48.5% (±3.9 points)

Showing 7 of 12 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Shelter Island include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Shelter Island (community), Shelter Island Heights.

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 Shelter Island

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Shelter Island, used by 78.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in the Town of Shelter Island heat with oil?

78.1% (±12.4 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Shelter Island use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in the Town of Shelter Island have electric heat?

11.0% (±9.6 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Shelter Island heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shelter Island town, Suffolk 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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