How are homes heated in Bayou La Batre, AL?

Name: Heating fuel in Bayou La Batre, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Bayou La Batre, used by 87.9% (±6.0 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

10.7% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 10.7% (±5.6 points)
Electricity: 87.9%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Bayou La Batre

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Bayou La Batre	Mobile County	Alabama	United States
Utility gas	10.7% (±5.6 points)	34.2%	25.7%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	87.9% (±6.0 points)	63.4%	67.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.4% (±1.6 points)	1.5%	5.3%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.2%	0.7%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.5%	0.7%	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 Bayou La Batre, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Mobile County (0.1%).

It is not measurably different from Alabama (0.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.9%).

In Bayou La Batre, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Mobile County (63.4%).

It is also higher than in Alabama (67.4%).

It is higher than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Bayou La Batre

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bayou La Batre
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Bayou La Batre	—	87.9% (±6.0 points)	—
Grand Bay	6.6 mi	88.6% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Theodore	10 mi	88.5% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Dauphin Island	12 mi	95.5% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Tillmans Corner	12 mi	73.0% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Moss Point	16 mi	78.3% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Escatawpa	18 mi	72.0% (±14.7 points)	Lower
Pascagoula	18 mi	83.6% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mobile	20 mi	57.0% (±1.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tillmans Corner, AL (73.0%), Moss Point, MS (78.3%), Escatawpa, MS (72.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dauphin Island, AL (95.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Mobile County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Bayou La Batre	0.0% (±6.0 points)
1 (tie)	Chickasaw	0.0% (±1.7 points)
1 (tie)	Citronelle	0.0% (±2.7 points)
1 (tie)	Creola	0.0% (±5.0 points)
1 (tie)	Dauphin Island	0.0% (±4.5 points)
1 (tie)	Mobile	0.0% (±0.1 points)
1 (tie)	Mount Vernon	0.0% (±8.6 points)

Showing 7 of 14 places in Mobile County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Bayou La Batre

What is the most common way to heat a home in Bayou La Batre?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Bayou La Batre, used by 87.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Bayou La Batre heat with oil?

0.0% (±6.0 points) of occupied homes in Bayou La Batre use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Bayou La Batre have electric heat?

87.9% (±6.0 points) of occupied homes in Bayou La Batre heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bayou La Batre city, Alabama

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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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