How are homes heated in Kaplan, LA?

Name: Heating fuel in Kaplan, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Kaplan, used by 73.8% (±10.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

26.2% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 26.2% (±10.6 points)
Electricity: 73.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Kaplan

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Kaplan	Vermilion Parish	Louisiana	United States
Utility gas	26.2% (±10.6 points)	21.3%	32.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±2.7 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	73.8% (±10.6 points)	75.5%	64.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±2.7 points)	1.9%	2.0%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.7 points)	0.3%	0.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.7 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.7 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.7 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±2.7 points)	0.6%	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 Kaplan, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Vermilion Parish (0.1%).

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

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

In Kaplan, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Vermilion Parish (75.5%).

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 Kaplan

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kaplan
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Kaplan	—	73.8% (±10.6 points)	—
Perry	8.6 mi	63.7% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Abbeville	9.6 mi	51.4% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Maurice	12 mi	83.2% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gueydan	13 mi	57.2% (±11.2 points)	Lower
Milton	15 mi	90.6% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Erath	15 mi	41.2% (±11.7 points)	Lower
Morse	15 mi	76.4% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Crowley	16 mi	60.1% (±6.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Abbeville, LA (51.4%), Gueydan, LA (57.2%), Erath, LA (41.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Milton, LA (90.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Maurice	0.4% (±0.8 points)
2	Abbeville	0.3% (±0.5 points)
3 (tie)	Delcambre	0.0% (±5.3 points)
3 (tie)	Erath	0.0% (±5.5 points)
3 (tie)	Gueydan	0.0% (±7.7 points)
3 (tie)	Kaplan	0.0% (±2.7 points)
3 (tie)	Perry	0.0% (±8.7 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 Kaplan

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Kaplan, used by 73.8% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Kaplan heat with oil?

0.0% (±2.7 points) of occupied homes in Kaplan use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Kaplan have electric heat?

73.8% (±10.6 points) of occupied homes in Kaplan heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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