How are homes heated in Derby Line, VT?

Name: Heating fuel in Derby Line, VT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Derby Line, used by 57.5% (±13.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

12.5% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 12.5% (±13.1 points)
Electricity: 0.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 57.5%

Heating fuel in Derby Line

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Derby Line	Orleans County	Vermont	United States
Utility gas	12.5% (±13.1 points)	1.9%	18.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	57.5% (±13.5 points)	52.0%	38.5%	3.9%
Electricity	0.0% (±6.2 points)	3.8%	9.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	12.0% (±6.7 points)	18.3%	19.0%	4.9%
Wood	9.4% (±7.6 points)	21.2%	12.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±6.2 points)	0.3%	0.5%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±6.2 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	8.7% (±8.7 points)	2.4%	1.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±6.2 points)	0.0%	0.3%	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 Derby Line, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Orleans County (52.0%).

It is also higher than in Vermont (38.5%).

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

In Derby Line, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Orleans County (3.8%).

It is also lower than in Vermont (9.2%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Derby Line

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Derby Line
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Derby Line	—	0.0% (±6.2 points)	—
Derby Center	3.4 mi	5.7% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Holland	6.2 mi	0.0% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Newport (Orleans County, city)	6.6 mi	9.3% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Charleston	9.7 mi	3.2% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Coventry	9.8 mi	2.4% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Newport (Orleans County, town)	10 mi	3.5% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Morgan	11 mi	3.4% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brownington	12 mi	2.9% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Newport (Orleans County, city), VT (9.3%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	North Troy	66.1% (±16.4 points)
2	Orleans	64.4% (±8.5 points)
3	Derby Center	63.7% (±12.2 points)
4	Derby Line	57.5% (±13.5 points)
5	Barton (Orleans County, village)	54.3% (±11.0 points)
6	Albany (Orleans County, village)	47.9% (±23.8 points)

Derby Line lies inside Derby, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like it.

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 Derby Line

What is the most common way to heat a home in Derby Line?

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Derby Line, used by 57.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Derby Line heat with oil?

57.5% (±13.5 points) of occupied homes in Derby Line use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Derby Line have electric heat?

0.0% (±6.2 points) of occupied homes in Derby Line heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Derby Line village, Vermont

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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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