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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Tompkins, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Tompkins, used by 34.4% (±13.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.4% heat with utility gas.

9.4% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.4% (±1.3 points)
Electricity: 9.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 34.4%

Heating fuel in the Town of Tompkins

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Tompkins	Delaware County	New York	United States
Utility gas	1.4% (±1.3 points)	12.1%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	34.4% (±13.5 points)	39.9%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	9.4% (±5.7 points)	14.4%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	22.1% (±9.4 points)	16.8%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	16.7% (±7.5 points)	13.8%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±7.1 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	3.0% (±4.4 points)	0.6%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	13.0% (±11.2 points)	2.1%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±7.1 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 Tompkins, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Delaware County (39.9%).

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

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

In the Town of Tompkins, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Delaware County (14.4%).

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 Tompkins

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Tompkins
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Tompkins	—	9.4% (±5.7 points)	—
Town of Deposit	5.2 mi	24.8% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Village of Walton	8.2 mi	13.5% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Masonville	8.4 mi	11.1% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Deposit	8.5 mi	21.7% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Town of Walton	8.5 mi	11.5% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Hancock	11 mi	16.7% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Sanford	11 mi	8.2% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hancock	12 mi	7.0% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Deposit, NY (24.8%), Village of Deposit, NY (21.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
9	Town of Sidney	43.4% (±6.3 points)
10	Town of Meredith	41.8% (±8.2 points)
11	Town of Colchester	41.1% (±8.2 points)
12	Town of Kortright	40.1% (±8.8 points)
13	Town of Middletown	38.5% (±9.4 points)
14	Town of Masonville	37.5% (±7.7 points)
15	Town of Tompkins	34.4% (±13.5 points)
16	Town of Davenport	31.8% (±9.7 points)
17	Town of Hancock	24.6% (±6.1 points)
18	Town of Walton	23.3% (±8.8 points)
19	Town of Deposit	15.8% (±4.9 points)

Showing 11 of 19 places in Delaware County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Tompkins, used by 34.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

34.4% (±13.5 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Tompkins use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

9.4% (±5.7 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Tompkins heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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