How are homes heated in the Village of Amityville, NY?

Name: Heating fuel in the Village of Amityville, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Amityville, used by 66.0% (±7.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

12.5% heat with electricity.

18.5% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 66.0% (±7.3 points)
Electricity: 12.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 18.5%

Heating fuel in the Village of Amityville

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Village of Amityville	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Utility gas	66.0% (±7.3 points)	41.1%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	18.5% (±6.8 points)	44.0%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	12.5% (±4.1 points)	9.2%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.3% (±1.9 points)	4.0%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.5% (±0.8 points)	0.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.4% (±0.7 points)	0.6%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.7% (±1.0 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 Village of Amityville, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Suffolk County (44.0%).

It is not measurably different from New York (16.1%).

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

In the Village of Amityville, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Suffolk County (9.2%).

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 Village of Amityville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Amityville
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Village of Amityville	—	12.5% (±4.1 points)	—
East Massapequa	1.2 mi	6.2% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Copiague	1.2 mi	5.2% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Village of Massapequa Park	1.9 mi	5.7% (±1.6 points)	Lower
North Amityville	2.1 mi	25.0% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Village of Lindenhurst	2.6 mi	3.6% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Massapequa	2.9 mi	2.5% (±1.1 points)	Lower
North Lindenhurst	3.0 mi	6.2% (±3.7 points)	Lower
North Massapequa	3.6 mi	3.4% (±1.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Massapequa, NY (6.2%), Copiague, NY (5.2%), Village of Massapequa Park, NY (5.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North Amityville, NY (25.0%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
24	Village of East Hampton	24.4% (±6.7 points)
25	Village of Babylon	24.0% (±4.8 points)
26	Village of Brightwaters	23.4% (±6.2 points)
27	Village of West Hampton Dunes	22.7% (±17.3 points)
28	Village of Ocean Beach	22.2% (±37.0 points)
29	Village of Patchogue	21.0% (±4.3 points)
30	Village of Amityville	18.5% (±6.8 points)
31	Village of Saltaire	0.0% (±100.0 points)

Showing 8 of 31 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Village of Amityville

What is the most common way to heat a home in the Village of Amityville?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Amityville, used by 66.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in the Village of Amityville heat with oil?

18.5% (±6.8 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Amityville use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in the Village of Amityville have electric heat?

12.5% (±4.1 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Amityville heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Amityville village, 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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