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

Name: Heating fuel in the Village of Phelps, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Phelps, used by 86.0% (±6.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

11.1% heat with electricity.

0.8% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 86.0% (±6.2 points)
Electricity: 11.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.8%

Heating fuel in the Village of Phelps

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Village of Phelps	Ontario County	New York	United States
Utility gas	86.0% (±6.2 points)	58.6%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.8% (±1.2 points)	5.5%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	11.1% (±5.3 points)	16.5%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±4.5 points)	13.6%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±4.5 points)	2.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±4.5 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±4.5 points)	0.8%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	2.2% (±3.3 points)	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±4.5 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 Phelps, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Ontario County (5.5%).

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

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

In the Village of Phelps, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Ontario County (16.5%).

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 Phelps

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Phelps
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Village of Phelps	—	11.1% (±5.3 points)	—
Town of Phelps	0.8 mi	10.4% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Clifton Springs	3.7 mi	25.5% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Village of Newark	6.0 mi	16.5% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Manchester	7.0 mi	11.2% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Geneva (Ontario County)	7.4 mi	17.8% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Junius	7.8 mi	6.7% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Waterloo	8.0 mi	18.7% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Town of Hopewell	8.1 mi	8.4% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Clifton Springs, NY (25.5%), Town of Waterloo, NY (18.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Village of Naples	5.1% (±2.9 points)
2	Village of Clifton Springs	2.3% (±3.2 points)
3	Village of Phelps	0.8% (±1.2 points)
4	Village of Shortsville	0.6% (±0.8 points)
5 (tie)	Village of Bloomfield	0.0% (±6.7 points)
5 (tie)	Village of Manchester	0.0% (±5.6 points)
5 (tie)	Village of Victor	0.0% (±3.5 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 Phelps

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Phelps, used by 86.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

0.8% (±1.2 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Phelps use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

11.1% (±5.3 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Phelps heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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