How are homes heated in Belle Rose, LA?

Name: Heating fuel in Belle Rose, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Belle Rose, used by 59.5% (±20.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.5% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 40.5% (±20.3 points)
Electricity: 59.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Belle Rose

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Belle Rose	Assumption Parish	Louisiana	United States
Utility gas	40.5% (±20.3 points)	29.5%	32.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±6.7 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	59.5% (±20.3 points)	69.6%	64.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±6.7 points)	0.5%	2.0%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±6.7 points)	0.0%	0.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±6.7 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±6.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±6.7 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±6.7 points)	0.3%	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 Belle Rose, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Assumption Parish (0.0%).

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

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

In Belle Rose, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Assumption Parish (69.6%).

It is not measurably different from Louisiana (64.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Belle Rose

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belle Rose
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Belle Rose	—	59.5% (±20.3 points)	—
Paincourtville	3.7 mi	88.4% (±13.2 points)	Higher
Donaldsonville	5.0 mi	73.5% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Napoleonville	7.3 mi	67.6% (±18.6 points)	Not measurably different
White Castle	10 mi	58.9% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Pierre Part	11 mi	53.7% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Gonzales	14 mi	72.0% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Sorrento	15 mi	69.1% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
St. Gabriel	15 mi	58.7% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Paincourtville, LA (88.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Bayou L'Ourse	0.0% (±5.3 points)
1 (tie)	Belle Rose	0.0% (±6.7 points)
1 (tie)	Labadieville	0.0% (±6.4 points)
1 (tie)	Napoleonville	0.0% (±19.7 points)
1 (tie)	Paincourtville	0.0% (±11.9 points)
1 (tie)	Pierre Part	0.0% (±4.6 points)

Belle Rose 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 Belle Rose

What is the most common way to heat a home in Belle Rose?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Belle Rose, used by 59.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Belle Rose heat with oil?

0.0% (±6.7 points) of occupied homes in Belle Rose use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Belle Rose have electric heat?

59.5% (±20.3 points) of occupied homes in Belle Rose heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Belle Rose 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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