Baton Rouge Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 299,156, 100% | 1,718,876 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 98,614, 32.96%, see rank | 35.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,895, 1.30%, see rank | 2.46% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 194,044, 64.86%, see rank | 61.06% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 117, 0.04%, see rank | 0.07% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 68, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,437, 0.48%, see rank | 0.59% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 12, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 87, 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 882, 0.29%, see rank | 0.28% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 293,820, 100% | 1,696,499 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 98,398, 33.49%, see rank | 37.02% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,065, 1.38%, see rank | 2.73% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 188,520, 64.16%, see rank | 59.17% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 151, 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 46, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,815, 0.62%, see rank | 0.68% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 20, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 77, 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 728, 0.25%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 288,358, 100% | 1,641,165 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 103,122, 35.76%, see rank | 38.90% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,883, 1.69%, see rank | 3.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 176,926, 61.36%, see rank | 56.54% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 278, 0.10%, see rank | 0.11% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 42, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,209, 0.77%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 46, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 158, 0.05%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 694, 0.24%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 287,217, 100% | 1,644,094 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 104,303, 36.32%, see rank | 39.69% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,036, 1.75%, see rank | 3.60% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 174,178, 60.64%, see rank | 55.42% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 394, 0.14%, see rank | 0.12% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,298, 0.80%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 45, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 168, 0.06%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 795, 0.28%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.88% |
* 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.
