How are homes heated in Morrisville, VT?

Name: Heating fuel in Morrisville, VT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Morrisville, used by 43.3% (±9.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

3.0% heat with utility gas.

7.5% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 3.0% (±2.8 points)
Electricity: 7.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 43.3%

Heating fuel in Morrisville

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Morrisville	Lamoille County	Vermont	United States
Utility gas	3.0% (±2.8 points)	2.5%	18.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	43.3% (±9.4 points)	41.1%	38.5%	3.9%
Electricity	7.5% (±5.3 points)	5.4%	9.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	32.0% (±8.2 points)	35.2%	19.0%	4.9%
Wood	9.5% (±5.6 points)	12.5%	12.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.3% (±0.6 points)	0.9%	0.5%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.8 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	2.3% (±2.3 points)	1.8%	1.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	2.1% (±3.1 points)	0.6%	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 Morrisville, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Lamoille County (41.1%).

It is not measurably different from Vermont (38.5%).

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

In Morrisville, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Lamoille County (5.4%).

It is not measurably different from Vermont (9.2%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Morrisville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Morrisville
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Morrisville	—	7.5% (±5.3 points)	—
Hyde Park (Lamoille County, village)	3.0 mi	0.9% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Hyde Park (Lamoille County, town)	4.7 mi	0.2% (±0.3 points)	Lower
Elmore	6.1 mi	1.3% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Johnson (Lamoille County, village)	7.0 mi	14.5% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Wolcott	7.1 mi	1.5% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Stowe	7.5 mi	10.3% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Stowe (community)	7.7 mi	12.0% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Johnson (Lamoille County, town)	7.9 mi	7.7% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hyde Park (Lamoille County, village), VT (0.9%), Hyde Park (Lamoille County, town), VT (0.2%), Elmore, VT (1.3%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Hyde Park (Lamoille County, village)	67.2% (±16.5 points)
2	Morrisville	43.3% (±9.4 points)
3	Johnson (Lamoille County, village)	38.0% (±14.2 points)
4	Jeffersonville	34.8% (±11.0 points)
5	Cambridge (Lamoille County, village)	19.1% (±13.9 points)

Morrisville lies inside Morristown, 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 Morrisville

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Morrisville, used by 43.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Morrisville heat with oil?

43.3% (±9.4 points) of occupied homes in Morrisville use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Morrisville have electric heat?

7.5% (±5.3 points) of occupied homes in Morrisville heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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