How are homes heated in the Village of Rouses Point, NY?

Name: Heating fuel in the Village of Rouses Point, NY, 2020–2024
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Rouses Point, used by 90.9% (±4.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

2.0% heat with utility gas.

2.8% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 2.0% (±1.5 points)
Electricity: 90.9%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 2.8%

Heating fuel in the Village of Rouses Point

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Village of Rouses Point	Clinton County	New York	United States
Utility gas	2.0% (±1.5 points)	12.3%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	2.8% (±2.0 points)	37.3%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	90.9% (±4.2 points)	34.5%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.5% (±3.1 points)	8.0%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.9% (±1.1 points)	5.9%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.6 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.6 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.6 points)	1.3%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.8% (±0.9 points)	0.5%	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 Rouses Point, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Clinton County (37.3%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.9%).

In the Village of Rouses Point, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Clinton County (34.5%).

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 Rouses Point

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Rouses Point
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Village of Rouses Point	—	90.9% (±4.2 points)	—
Alburgh (Grand Isle County, village)	3.2 mi	4.3% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Village of Champlain	3.4 mi	11.9% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Town of Champlain	4.0 mi	50.7% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Alburgh (Grand Isle County, town)	4.2 mi	15.4% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Isle La Motte	8.3 mi	5.5% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Town of Chazy	10 mi	8.6% (±3.9 points)	Lower
North Hero	13 mi	3.9% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Swanton (Franklin County, village)	13 mi	4.7% (±5.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Alburgh (Grand Isle County, village), VT (4.3%), Village of Champlain, NY (11.9%), Town of Champlain, NY (50.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Village of Champlain	38.6% (±13.4 points)
2	Village of Dannemora	29.4% (±14.9 points)
3	Village of Rouses Point	2.8% (±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 Rouses Point

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Rouses Point, used by 90.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in the Village of Rouses Point heat with oil?

2.8% (±2.0 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Rouses Point use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in the Village of Rouses Point have electric heat?

90.9% (±4.2 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Rouses Point heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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