Lafayette Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Lafayette Area | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 177,280, 100% | 1,718,876 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 49,794, 28.09%, see rank | 35.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,206, 1.24%, see rank | 2.46% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 123,957, 69.92%, see rank | 61.06% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 170, 0.10%, see rank | 0.07% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 470, 0.27%, see rank | 0.59% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 29, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 114, 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 540, 0.30%, see rank | 0.28% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Lafayette Area | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 104,339, 100% | 1,696,499 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 28,566, 27.38%, see rank | 37.02% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,033, 0.99%, see rank | 2.73% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 74,186, 71.10%, see rank | 59.17% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 59, 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 174, 0.17%, see rank | 0.68% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 23, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 46, 0.04%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 252, 0.24%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Lafayette Area | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 102,741, 100% | 1,641,165 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 29,968, 29.17%, see rank | 38.90% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,198, 1.17%, see rank | 3.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 71,076, 69.18%, see rank | 56.54% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 41, 0.04%, see rank | 0.11% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 109, 0.11%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 33, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 71, 0.07%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 245, 0.24%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Lafayette Area | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 100,527, 100% | 1,644,094 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 29,384, 29.23%, see rank | 39.69% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,454, 1.45%, see rank | 3.60% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 69,220, 68.86%, see rank | 55.42% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 24, 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 15, 0.01%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 100, 0.10%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 34, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 83, 0.08%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 213, 0.21%, 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.
