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

Name: Heating fuel in the Village of Interlaken, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Interlaken, used by 34.6% (±9.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

3.7% heat with utility gas.

25.1% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 3.7% (±3.2 points)
Electricity: 25.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 34.6%

Heating fuel in the Village of Interlaken

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Village of Interlaken	Seneca County	New York	United States
Utility gas	3.7% (±3.2 points)	43.5%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	34.6% (±9.4 points)	10.1%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	25.1% (±9.2 points)	16.6%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	29.2% (±6.9 points)	20.3%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	3.3% (±3.7 points)	4.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±16.0 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	2.5% (±2.5 points)	2.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±16.0 points)	2.2%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.6% (±1.8 points)	0.6%	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 Interlaken, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Seneca County (10.1%).

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

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

In the Village of Interlaken, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Seneca County (16.6%).

It is also higher than in New York (15.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near the Village of Interlaken

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Interlaken
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Village of Interlaken	—	25.1% (±9.2 points)	—
Town of Covert	2.7 mi	16.7% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Ovid	4.2 mi	22.0% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lodi	4.9 mi	10.1% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Town of Lodi	5.7 mi	23.2% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Trumansburg	6.2 mi	17.3% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Ovid	6.4 mi	25.5% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Genoa	8.2 mi	12.0% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Town of Romulus	8.5 mi	7.4% (±3.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Lodi, NY (10.1%), Town of Genoa, NY (12.0%), Town of Romulus, NY (7.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Village of Interlaken	34.6% (±9.4 points)
1 (tie)	Village of Ovid	34.6% (±13.3 points)
3	Village of Lodi	22.7% (±11.4 points)
4	Village of Waterloo	0.0% (±2.0 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 Interlaken

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Interlaken, used by 34.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

34.6% (±9.4 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Interlaken use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

25.1% (±9.2 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Interlaken heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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