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

Name: Heating fuel in the Village of Middleburgh, 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 Middleburgh, used by 50.8% (±10.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

3.4% heat with utility gas.

21.7% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 3.4% (±3.2 points)
Electricity: 21.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 50.8%

Heating fuel in the Village of Middleburgh

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Village of Middleburgh	Schoharie County	New York	United States
Utility gas	3.4% (±3.2 points)	5.9%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	50.8% (±10.4 points)	40.5%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	21.7% (±8.7 points)	21.0%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	15.3% (±6.1 points)	16.4%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	2.9% (±2.3 points)	12.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.6% (±0.9 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.3% (±0.6 points)	0.8%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	5.0% (±4.6 points)	2.5%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±6.4 points)	0.1%	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 Middleburgh, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Schoharie County (40.5%).

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

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

In the Village of Middleburgh, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Schoharie County (21.0%).

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 Middleburgh

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Middleburgh
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Village of Middleburgh	—	21.7% (±8.7 points)	—
Town of Middleburgh	1.8 mi	19.9% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Schoharie	4.8 mi	25.1% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Schoharie	5.9 mi	20.5% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Fulton	6.2 mi	12.9% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Broome	6.7 mi	10.9% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Wright	8.2 mi	11.3% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Cobleskill	8.4 mi	39.0% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Village of Cobleskill	9.7 mi	51.5% (±9.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Cobleskill, NY (39.0%), Village of Cobleskill, NY (51.5%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Village of Sharon Springs	56.4% (±12.6 points)
2	Village of Middleburgh	50.8% (±10.4 points)
3	Village of Schoharie	37.8% (±10.2 points)
4	Village of Richmondville	28.0% (±9.8 points)
5	Village of Esperance	23.3% (±13.1 points)
6	Village of Cobleskill	16.0% (±6.7 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 Middleburgh

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Middleburgh, used by 50.8% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

50.8% (±10.4 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Middleburgh use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

21.7% (±8.7 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Middleburgh heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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