How are homes heated in Lafayette Township (Floyd County), IN?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Lafayette Township (Floyd County), used by 53.1% (±6.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

22.9% heat with utility gas.

0.6% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
22.9% (±5.8 points)
Electricity
53.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene
0.6%

Heating fuel in Lafayette Township (Floyd County)

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostLafayette Township (Floyd County)Floyd CountyIndianaUnited States
Utility gas22.9% (±5.8 points)43.9%58.6%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.0.6% (±0.9 points)0.5%0.5%3.9%
Electricity53.1% (±6.4 points)44.7%31.2%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)20.0% (±5.7 points)9.3%7.2%4.9%
Wood1.5% (±1.4 points)1.2%1.5%1.4%
Solar energy0.0% (±1.2 points)0.0%0.1%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±1.2 points)0.0%0.1%0.1%
Other fuel1.4% (±1.7 points)0.2%0.4%0.5%
No fuel used0.5% (±0.8 points)0.3%0.5%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 Lafayette Township (Floyd County), the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Floyd County (0.5%).

It is not measurably different from Indiana (0.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.9%).

In Lafayette Township (Floyd County), the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Floyd County (44.7%).

It is also higher than in Indiana (31.2%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Lafayette Township (Floyd County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lafayette Township (Floyd County)
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
Lafayette Township (Floyd County)—53.1% (±6.4 points)—
Galena3.1 mi85.7% (±9.4 points)Higher
New Albany Township4.0 mi36.9% (±2.1 points)Lower
New Albany4.5 mi35.6% (±2.7 points)Lower
Greenville Township5.4 mi66.8% (±6.2 points)Higher
Greenville5.6 mi77.4% (±11.6 points)Higher
Georgetown Township5.7 mi66.4% (±5.1 points)Higher
Carr Township (Clark County)5.7 mi46.0% (±10.4 points)Not measurably different
Georgetown6.2 mi76.6% (±9.4 points)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New Albany Township, IN (36.9%), New Albany, IN (35.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Galena, IN (85.7%), Greenville Township, IN (66.8%), Greenville, IN (77.4%).

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

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

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
1Franklin Township (Floyd County)2.3% (±3.1 points)
2Greenville Township1.0% (±1.3 points)
3 (tie)Georgetown Township0.6% (±0.6 points)
3 (tie)Lafayette Township (Floyd County)0.6% (±0.9 points)
5New Albany Township0.4% (±0.4 points)
6New Albany0.1% (±0.1 points)
7 (tie)Galena0.0% (±6.7 points)
7 (tie)Georgetown0.0% (±2.9 points)
7 (tie)Greenville0.0% (±7.3 points)

The figures for Lafayette Township (Floyd County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Floyds Knobs.

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 Lafayette Township (Floyd County)

What is the most common way to heat a home in Lafayette Township (Floyd County)?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Lafayette Township (Floyd County), used by 53.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Lafayette Township (Floyd County) heat with oil?

0.6% (±0.9 points) of occupied homes in Lafayette Township (Floyd County) use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Lafayette Township (Floyd County) have electric heat?

53.1% (±6.4 points) of occupied homes in Lafayette Township (Floyd County) heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Lafayette township, Floyd County, Indiana (county subdivision:40734, in state:18 county:043).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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