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

Name: Heating fuel in the Village of Marathon, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Marathon, used by 72.3% (±10.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

18.1% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±10.2 points)
Electricity: 72.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 18.1%

Heating fuel in the Village of Marathon

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Village of Marathon	Cortland County	New York	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±10.2 points)	45.0%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	18.1% (±8.2 points)	12.3%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	72.3% (±10.4 points)	18.0%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	5.9% (±4.7 points)	12.1%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	3.3% (±2.8 points)	8.0%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±10.2 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±10.2 points)	2.0%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.5% (±1.1 points)	1.6%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±10.2 points)	0.8%	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 Marathon, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Cortland County (12.3%).

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

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

In the Village of Marathon, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Cortland County (18.0%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near the Village of Marathon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Marathon
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Village of Marathon	—	72.3% (±10.4 points)	—
Town of Marathon	2.0 mi	40.7% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Town of Lapeer	4.0 mi	9.5% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Town of Lisle	4.6 mi	6.9% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Town of Freetown	5.3 mi	1.5% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Town of Willet	5.9 mi	10.7% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Village of Lisle	6.8 mi	12.0% (±14.3 points)	Lower
Town of Triangle	8.3 mi	15.4% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Town of Virgil	8.4 mi	11.7% (±4.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Marathon, NY (40.7%), Town of Lapeer, NY (9.5%), Town of Lisle, NY (6.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Village of Marathon	18.1% (±8.2 points)
2	Village of Homer	4.1% (±4.0 points)
3	Village of McGraw	2.1% (±2.4 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 Marathon

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Marathon, used by 72.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

18.1% (±8.2 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Marathon use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

72.3% (±10.4 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Marathon heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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