How are homes heated in Fordoche, LA?

Name: Heating fuel in Fordoche, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Fordoche, used by 52.1% (±17.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

45.5% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 45.5% (±16.8 points)
Electricity: 52.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Fordoche

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Fordoche	Pointe Coupee Parish	Louisiana	United States
Utility gas	45.5% (±16.8 points)	42.0%	32.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±11.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	52.1% (±17.1 points)	56.7%	64.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.4% (±2.9 points)	0.8%	2.0%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±11.2 points)	0.1%	0.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±11.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±11.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±11.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±11.2 points)	0.4%	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 Fordoche, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Pointe Coupee Parish (0.0%).

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

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

In Fordoche, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Pointe Coupee Parish (56.7%).

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 Fordoche

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fordoche
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Fordoche	—	52.1% (±17.1 points)	—
Livonia	4.6 mi	40.0% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Maringouin	9.3 mi	52.5% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Krotz Springs	9.3 mi	75.5% (±15.3 points)	Higher
Morganza	10 mi	32.1% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Melville	10 mi	76.4% (±11.8 points)	Higher
New Roads	12 mi	71.8% (±9.2 points)	Higher
Ventress	13 mi	79.3% (±13.4 points)	Higher
Rosedale	14 mi	46.0% (±20.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Krotz Springs, LA (75.5%), Melville, LA (76.4%), New Roads, LA (71.8%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across Pointe Coupee Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Fordoche	0.0% (±11.2 points)
1 (tie)	Livonia	0.0% (±9.4 points)
1 (tie)	Morganza	0.0% (±15.0 points)
1 (tie)	New Roads	0.0% (±2.5 points)
1 (tie)	Ventress	0.0% (±9.6 points)

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 Fordoche

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Fordoche, used by 52.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Fordoche heat with oil?

0.0% (±11.2 points) of occupied homes in Fordoche use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Fordoche have electric heat?

52.1% (±17.1 points) of occupied homes in Fordoche heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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