How are homes heated in Bayou Blue, LA?

Name: Heating fuel in Bayou Blue, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Bayou Blue, used by 70.2% (±5.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.8% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 29.8% (±5.4 points)
Electricity: 70.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Bayou Blue

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Bayou Blue	Lafourche Parish	Louisiana	United States
Utility gas	29.8% (±5.4 points)	30.7%	32.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	70.2% (±5.4 points)	67.6%	64.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±1.1 points)	1.0%	2.0%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.0%	0.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.7%	0.6%	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 Blue, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Lafourche Parish (0.0%).

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

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

In Bayou Blue, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Lafourche Parish (67.6%).

It is also higher than in Louisiana (64.7%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Bayou Blue

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bayou Blue
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Bayou Blue	—	70.2% (±5.4 points)	—
Bayou Cane	5.0 mi	62.3% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Presquille	5.4 mi	39.0% (±16.8 points)	Lower
Bourg	5.8 mi	40.2% (±12.3 points)	Lower
Raceland	6.7 mi	62.5% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lockport Heights	7.3 mi	46.5% (±15.6 points)	Lower
Gray	7.5 mi	72.4% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Mathews	7.6 mi	56.6% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lockport	8.3 mi	41.8% (±8.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bayou Cane, LA (62.3%), Presquille, LA (39.0%), Bourg, LA (40.2%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across Lafourche Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Bayou Blue	0.0% (±1.1 points)
1 (tie)	Bayou Country Club	0.0% (±6.3 points)
1 (tie)	Chackbay	0.0% (±2.1 points)
1 (tie)	Cut Off	0.0% (±2.0 points)
1 (tie)	Galliano	0.0% (±1.7 points)
1 (tie)	Golden Meadow	0.0% (±6.0 points)
1 (tie)	Kraemer	0.0% (±9.7 points)

Showing 7 of 14 places in Lafourche Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

Bayou Blue is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Blue

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Bayou Blue, used by 70.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Bayou Blue heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.1 points) of occupied homes in Bayou Blue use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Bayou Blue have electric heat?

70.2% (±5.4 points) of occupied homes in Bayou Blue heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bayou Blue CDP, Louisiana

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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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