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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Yorktown, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Yorktown, used by 58.2% (±3.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

21.0% heat with utility gas.

14.9% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 21.0% (±2.8 points)
Electricity: 14.9%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 58.2%

Heating fuel in the Town of Yorktown

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Yorktown	Westchester County	New York	United States
Utility gas	21.0% (±2.8 points)	52.0%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	58.2% (±3.6 points)	28.0%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	14.9% (±3.1 points)	14.4%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	4.2% (±1.3 points)	3.1%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.2% (±0.2 points)	0.2%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.6% (±0.4 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.3% (±0.2 points)	1.1%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.7% (±0.6 points)	1.0%	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 Yorktown, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Westchester County (28.0%).

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

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

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

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 Yorktown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Yorktown
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Yorktown	—	14.9% (±3.1 points)	—
Town of Cortlandt	4.8 mi	9.0% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Millwood	4.8 mi	16.2% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Somers	5.5 mi	28.7% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Peekskill	5.6 mi	18.5% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Shenorock	5.8 mi	18.4% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Croton-on-Hudson	6.0 mi	6.7% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Crugers	6.2 mi	17.2% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of New Castle	6.5 mi	10.5% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Cortlandt, NY (9.0%), Village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY (6.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Somers, NY (28.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Town of Pound Ridge	75.7% (±5.6 points)
2	Town of North Salem	71.9% (±7.1 points)
3	Town of Lewisboro	65.9% (±5.0 points)
4	Town of North Castle	58.6% (±6.8 points)
5	Town of Yorktown	58.2% (±3.6 points)
6	Town of Bedford	58.0% (±4.9 points)
7	Town of New Castle	52.5% (±5.6 points)
8	Town of Cortlandt	52.2% (±2.6 points)
9	Town of Somers	48.0% (±4.8 points)
10	Town of Mount Pleasant	36.4% (±2.7 points)
11	Peekskill	34.7% (±4.5 points)

Showing 11 of 25 places in Westchester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Yorktown include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Crompond, Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, Lake Mohegan, Shrub Oak, Yorktown Heights.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

What you can do on Seayora in Town of Yorktown

One account for renting, owning, managing and fixing homes, with these figures beside you.

Do repairs, renovations or maintenance?

Get found by owners and renters near Town of Yorktown, and send estimates and invoices from your phone.

Join as a pro · Find a pro

Own or manage a rental?

List it, sign the lease and collect rent online, with the figures for Town of Yorktown beside you.

Create a landlord account · See what landlords get

Looking for a place to rent?

Browse homes for rent near Town of Yorktown, save the ones you like and apply online.

Browse rentals · Create a renter account

Questions about Town of Yorktown

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Yorktown, used by 58.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

58.2% (±3.6 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Yorktown use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

14.9% (±3.1 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Yorktown heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Yorktown town, Westchester 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 Yorktown town, Westchester County, New York (county subdivision:84077, in state:36 county:119).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The API needs a free key.

Request a Census API key.

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

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.