Louisiana Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Louisiana | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,718,876 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 609,563 | 35.46%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 42,201 | 2.46%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 1,049,474 | 61.06%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,173 | 0.07%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 142 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 10,062 | 0.59%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 304 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 1,182 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 4,775 | 0.28%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Louisiana | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,696,499 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 628,069 | 37.02%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 46,321 | 2.73%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 1,003,824 | 59.17%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,213 | 0.07%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 96 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 11,559 | 0.68%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 150 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 1,500 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 3,767 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Louisiana | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,641,165 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 638,452 | 38.90%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 54,827 | 3.34%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 927,905 | 56.54%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,740 | 0.11%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 83 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 12,743 | 0.78%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 217 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,585 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 3,613 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Louisiana | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,644,094 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 652,470 | 39.69%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 59,223 | 3.60%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 911,125 | 55.42%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,035 | 0.12%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 76 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 13,229 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 213 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,851 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 3,872 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Louisiana | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 1,656,053 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 776,540 | 46.89%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 81,681 | 4.93%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 774,936 | 46.79%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,492 | 0.15%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 89 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 12,647 | 0.76%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 306 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 1,868 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 5,494 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.69% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.