How are homes heated in Iowa, LA?

Name: Heating fuel in Iowa, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Iowa, used by 80.1% (±9.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

18.6% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 18.6% (±8.7 points)
Electricity: 80.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Iowa

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Iowa	Calcasieu Parish	Louisiana	United States
Utility gas	18.6% (±8.7 points)	28.1%	32.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	80.1% (±9.2 points)	69.4%	64.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.0% (±1.6 points)	1.7%	2.0%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.4%	0.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.2% (±0.4 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 Iowa, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Calcasieu Parish (0.0%).

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

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

In Iowa, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Calcasieu Parish (69.4%).

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 Iowa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Iowa
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Iowa	—	80.1% (±9.2 points)	—
Fenton	10 mi	54.5% (±28.1 points)	Not measurably different
Welsh	12 mi	72.6% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Charles	12 mi	61.5% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Moss Bluff	13 mi	78.6% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Westlake	15 mi	57.0% (±11.7 points)	Lower
Prien	17 mi	79.4% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kinder	19 mi	49.8% (±11.4 points)	Lower
Reeves	19 mi	71.6% (±23.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake Charles, LA (61.5%), Westlake, LA (57.0%), Kinder, LA (49.8%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Carlyss	0.0% (±2.4 points)
1 (tie)	DeQuincy	0.0% (±3.5 points)
1 (tie)	Iowa	0.0% (±3.5 points)
1 (tie)	Lake Charles	0.0% (±0.1 points)
1 (tie)	Moss Bluff	0.0% (±0.9 points)
1 (tie)	Prien	0.0% (±1.7 points)
1 (tie)	Sulphur	0.0% (±0.5 points)
1 (tie)	Vinton	0.0% (±4.5 points)
1 (tie)	Westlake	0.0% (±2.2 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 Iowa

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Iowa, used by 80.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Iowa heat with oil?

0.0% (±3.5 points) of occupied homes in Iowa use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Iowa have electric heat?

80.1% (±9.2 points) of occupied homes in Iowa heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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