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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Worcester, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Worcester, used by 46.4% (±12.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

3.9% heat with utility gas.

12.1% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 3.9% (±4.2 points)
Electricity: 12.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 46.4%

Heating fuel in the Town of Worcester

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Worcester	Otsego County	New York	United States
Utility gas	3.9% (±4.2 points)	21.8%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	46.4% (±12.3 points)	31.3%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	12.1% (±7.8 points)	15.2%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	15.0% (±8.8 points)	17.6%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	19.6% (±11.3 points)	11.0%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±5.3 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±5.3 points)	0.7%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	3.0% (±5.1 points)	2.0%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±5.3 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 Worcester, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Otsego County (31.3%).

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

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

In the Town of Worcester, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Otsego County (15.2%).

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 Worcester

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Worcester
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Worcester	—	12.1% (±7.8 points)	—
Town of Decatur	5.2 mi	2.3% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Town of Summit	6.4 mi	11.6% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Westford	6.8 mi	8.5% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Maryland	7.5 mi	9.5% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Jefferson	8.7 mi	13.0% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Richmondville	8.9 mi	63.6% (±11.6 points)	Higher
Town of Harpersfield	9.3 mi	16.5% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Richmondville	9.7 mi	40.7% (±8.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Decatur, NY (2.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Richmondville, NY (63.6%), Town of Richmondville, NY (40.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
2	Town of Decatur	55.8% (±9.8 points)
3	Town of Morris	53.5% (±7.0 points)
4	Town of Plainfield	53.0% (±9.3 points)
5	Town of Milford	49.0% (±9.0 points)
6	Town of Otsego	47.2% (±8.1 points)
7 (tie)	Town of Hartwick	46.4% (±8.5 points)
7 (tie)	Town of Worcester	46.4% (±12.3 points)
9	Town of Maryland	46.3% (±7.9 points)
10	Town of Cherry Valley	45.4% (±7.7 points)
11	Town of Edmeston	42.5% (±6.2 points)
12	Town of Westford	39.9% (±8.8 points)
13	Town of Butternuts	39.4% (±7.3 points)
14	Town of Roseboom	38.8% (±6.8 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Otsego County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Worcester include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Worcester (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 Worcester

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Worcester, used by 46.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

46.4% (±12.3 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Worcester use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

12.1% (±7.8 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Worcester heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Worcester town, Otsego County, New York

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Worcester town, Otsego County, New York (county subdivision:83129, in state:36 county:077).

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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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