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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Venice, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Venice, used by 47.2% (±9.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.4% heat with utility gas.

7.8% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.4% (±1.8 points)
Electricity: 7.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 47.2%

Heating fuel in the Town of Venice

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Venice	Cayuga County	New York	United States
Utility gas	1.4% (±1.8 points)	47.8%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	47.2% (±9.8 points)	12.7%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	7.8% (±4.3 points)	15.4%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	24.6% (±7.6 points)	15.1%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	11.0% (±4.1 points)	5.8%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±8.1 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	6.4% (±3.4 points)	1.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.6% (±1.5 points)	1.7%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±8.1 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 Venice, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Cayuga County (12.7%).

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

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

In the Town of Venice, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Cayuga County (15.4%).

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 Venice

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Venice
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Venice	—	7.8% (±4.3 points)	—
Town of Scipio	4.9 mi	16.7% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Town of Genoa	5.3 mi	12.0% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Moravia	6.1 mi	16.8% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Town of Moravia	6.7 mi	13.4% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Ledyard	6.8 mi	13.3% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Locke	7.8 mi	11.4% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Aurora	8.2 mi	12.6% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Niles	9.6 mi	13.8% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Scipio, NY (16.7%), Village of Moravia, NY (16.8%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Town of Venice	47.2% (±9.8 points)
2	Town of Ledyard	44.3% (±6.2 points)
3	Town of Genoa	33.1% (±9.1 points)
4	Town of Ira	31.5% (±7.7 points)
5	Town of Conquest	30.9% (±7.2 points)
6	Town of Niles	30.3% (±8.0 points)
7	Town of Victory	30.2% (±6.7 points)

Showing 7 of 24 places in Cayuga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Venice, used by 47.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

47.2% (±9.8 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Venice use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

7.8% (±4.3 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Venice heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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