Lake Charles Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Lake Charles Area | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 77,334, 100% | 1,718,876 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 26,151, 33.82%, see rank | 35.46% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,528, 1.98%, see rank | 2.46% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 49,156, 63.56%, see rank | 61.06% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 39, 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 22, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 218, 0.28%, see rank | 0.59% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 37, 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 183, 0.24%, see rank | 0.28% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Lake Charles Area | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 75,272, 100% | 1,696,499 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 27,304, 36.27%, see rank | 37.02% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,915, 2.54%, see rank | 2.73% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 45,664, 60.67%, see rank | 59.17% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 39, 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 193, 0.26%, see rank | 0.68% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 37, 0.05%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 120, 0.16%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Lake Charles Area | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 74,264, 100% | 1,641,165 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 28,358, 38.19%, see rank | 38.90% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,524, 3.40%, see rank | 3.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 42,934, 57.81%, see rank | 56.54% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 51, 0.07%, see rank | 0.11% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 278, 0.37%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 19, 0.03%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 100, 0.13%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Lake Charles Area | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 75,817, 100% | 1,644,094 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 29,349, 38.71%, see rank | 39.69% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,863, 3.78%, see rank | 3.60% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 43,046, 56.78%, see rank | 55.42% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 80, 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 297, 0.39%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 30, 0.04%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 152, 0.20%, 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.
