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

Name: Heating fuel in the Village of Athens, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Athens, used by 54.7% (±8.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

5.4% heat with utility gas.

15.8% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 5.4% (±4.2 points)
Electricity: 15.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 54.7%

Heating fuel in the Village of Athens

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Village of Athens	Greene County	New York	United States
Utility gas	5.4% (±4.2 points)	9.3%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	54.7% (±8.6 points)	47.7%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	15.8% (±5.6 points)	16.1%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	22.6% (±8.6 points)	16.9%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±5.4 points)	6.4%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±5.4 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±5.4 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.7% (±1.0 points)	2.9%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.8% (±1.2 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 Athens, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Greene County (47.7%).

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

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

In the Village of Athens, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Greene County (16.1%).

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 Athens

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Athens
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Village of Athens	—	15.8% (±5.6 points)	—
Hudson	2.0 mi	35.7% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Lorenz Park	2.0 mi	9.1% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Athens	2.2 mi	12.5% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sleepy Hollow Lake	2.3 mi	11.6% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Greenport	3.0 mi	13.0% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Stottville	3.2 mi	26.8% (±16.8 points)	Not measurably different
Jefferson Heights	4.2 mi	14.6% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stockport	4.4 mi	21.2% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hudson, NY (35.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Village of Athens	54.7% (±8.6 points)
2	Village of Tannersville	42.2% (±18.5 points)
3	Village of Coxsackie	40.1% (±11.5 points)
4	Village of Hunter	32.4% (±20.7 points)
5	Village of Catskill	29.6% (±9.1 points)

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 Athens

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Athens, used by 54.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

54.7% (±8.6 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Athens use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

15.8% (±5.6 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Athens heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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