How are homes heated in Cut Off, LA?

Name: Heating fuel in Cut Off, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Cut Off, used by 70.0% (±5.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

27.9% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 27.9% (±5.3 points)
Electricity: 70.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Cut Off

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Cut Off	Lafourche Parish	Louisiana	United States
Utility gas	27.9% (±5.3 points)	30.7%	32.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±2.0 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	70.0% (±5.6 points)	67.6%	64.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.8% (±1.0 points)	1.0%	2.0%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.0 points)	0.0%	0.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.0 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.0 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.0 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.3% (±1.3 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 Cut Off, 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 Cut Off, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Lafourche Parish (67.6%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Cut Off

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cut Off
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Cut Off	—	70.0% (±5.6 points)	—
Larose	4.4 mi	44.5% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Galliano	5.0 mi	70.8% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Golden Meadow	9.5 mi	65.1% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Montegut	15 mi	38.7% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Lockport	15 mi	41.8% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Lockport Heights	17 mi	46.5% (±15.6 points)	Lower
Chauvin	17 mi	51.9% (±11.9 points)	Lower
Bourg	17 mi	40.2% (±12.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Larose, LA (44.5%), Montegut, LA (38.7%), Lockport, LA (41.8%).

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)
1 (tie)	Lafourche Crossing	0.0% (±4.4 points)
1 (tie)	Larose	0.0% (±2.0 points)
1 (tie)	Lockport	0.0% (±4.4 points)

Showing 10 of 14 places in Lafourche Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

Cut Off 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 Cut Off

What is the most common way to heat a home in Cut Off?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Cut Off, used by 70.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Cut Off heat with oil?

0.0% (±2.0 points) of occupied homes in Cut Off use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Cut Off have electric heat?

70.0% (±5.6 points) of occupied homes in Cut Off heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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