How are homes heated in Orleans, VT?

Name: Heating fuel in Orleans, VT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Orleans, used by 64.4% (±8.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

3.1% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±6.2 points)
Electricity: 3.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 64.4%

Heating fuel in Orleans

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Orleans	Orleans County	Vermont	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±6.2 points)	1.9%	18.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	64.4% (±8.5 points)	52.0%	38.5%	3.9%
Electricity	3.1% (±2.2 points)	3.8%	9.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	22.6% (±7.3 points)	18.3%	19.0%	4.9%
Wood	7.6% (±2.8 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	2.3% (±1.9 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 Orleans, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Orleans County (52.0%).

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

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

In Orleans, 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 Orleans

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Orleans
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Orleans	—	3.1% (±2.2 points)	—
Brownington	3.8 mi	2.9% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Irasburg	4.2 mi	0.0% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Barton (Orleans County, village)	4.3 mi	3.0% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Coventry	5.7 mi	2.4% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Albany (Orleans County, town)	8.4 mi	0.0% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Newport (Orleans County, city)	8.9 mi	9.3% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Glover	9.1 mi	1.4% (±1.0 points)	Not measurably different
Charleston	9.6 mi	3.2% (±2.6 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)

Orleans lies inside Barton (Orleans County, town), 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 Orleans

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Orleans, used by 64.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Orleans heat with oil?

64.4% (±8.5 points) of occupied homes in Orleans use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Orleans have electric heat?

3.1% (±2.2 points) of occupied homes in Orleans heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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