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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Stark, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Stark, used by 39.4% (±10.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

3.4% heat with utility gas.

4.8% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 3.4% (±4.1 points)
Electricity: 4.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 39.4%

Heating fuel in the Town of Stark

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Stark	Herkimer County	New York	United States
Utility gas	3.4% (±4.1 points)	44.9%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	39.4% (±10.1 points)	22.1%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	4.8% (±3.1 points)	14.1%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	19.2% (±7.5 points)	9.2%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	24.7% (±7.9 points)	6.4%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±13.5 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	6.2% (±6.8 points)	1.0%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.4% (±1.4 points)	2.1%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.0% (±1.3 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 Stark, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Herkimer County (22.1%).

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

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

In the Town of Stark, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Herkimer County (14.1%).

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 Stark

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Stark
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Stark	—	4.8% (±3.1 points)	—
Town of Danube	4.0 mi	2.7% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Warren	6.1 mi	15.8% (±10.1 points)	Higher
Town of Minden	6.5 mi	6.3% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Springfield	6.9 mi	3.3% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Little Falls	7.2 mi	4.0% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Little Falls	8.2 mi	11.8% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Town of German Flatts	8.3 mi	29.8% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Town of St. Johnsville	8.9 mi	13.8% (±4.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Warren, NY (15.8%), Little Falls, NY (11.8%), Town of German Flatts, NY (29.8%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
5	Town of Fairfield	48.9% (±8.5 points)
6	Town of Salisbury	46.3% (±13.6 points)
7 (tie)	Town of Columbia	46.2% (±7.3 points)
7 (tie)	Town of Litchfield	46.2% (±8.3 points)
9	Town of Warren	41.0% (±10.1 points)
10	Town of Norway	40.8% (±8.0 points)
11	Town of Stark	39.4% (±10.1 points)
12	Town of Ohio	38.7% (±11.7 points)
13	Town of Little Falls	35.0% (±7.3 points)
14	Town of Webb	22.5% (±14.6 points)
15	Town of Manheim	21.7% (±6.2 points)
16	Town of Schuyler	16.1% (±9.9 points)
17	Town of Frankfort	13.7% (±3.9 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Herkimer County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Stark, used by 39.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

39.4% (±10.1 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Stark use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

4.8% (±3.1 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Stark heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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