How are homes heated in Lacombe, LA?

Name: Heating fuel in Lacombe, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Lacombe, used by 65.8% (±6.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

25.6% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 25.6% (±6.1 points)
Electricity: 65.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Lacombe

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Lacombe	St. Tammany Parish	Louisiana	United States
Utility gas	25.6% (±6.1 points)	34.4%	32.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	65.8% (±6.6 points)	61.9%	64.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	6.9% (±4.1 points)	2.7%	2.0%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.2%	0.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.7% (±1.7 points)	0.5%	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 Lacombe, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from St. Tammany Parish (0.0%).

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

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

In Lacombe, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from St. Tammany Parish (61.9%).

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 Lacombe

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lacombe
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Lacombe	—	65.8% (±6.6 points)	—
Slidell	9.0 mi	57.6% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Eden Isle	9.5 mi	68.3% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mandeville	11 mi	60.1% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pearl River	11 mi	51.3% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Abita Springs	12 mi	62.2% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Madisonville	15 mi	29.1% (±11.2 points)	Lower
Covington	16 mi	48.3% (±6.4 points)	Lower
New Orleans	18 mi	61.4% (±0.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Slidell, LA (57.6%), Pearl River, LA (51.3%), Madisonville, LA (29.1%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across St. Tammany Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Abita Springs	0.0% (±4.3 points)
1 (tie)	Covington	0.0% (±1.0 points)
1 (tie)	Eden Isle	0.0% (±1.3 points)
1 (tie)	Folsom	0.0% (±13.6 points)
1 (tie)	Lacombe	0.0% (±1.7 points)
1 (tie)	Madisonville	0.0% (±11.7 points)
1 (tie)	Mandeville	0.0% (±0.8 points)
1 (tie)	Pearl River	0.0% (±4.4 points)
1 (tie)	Slidell	0.0% (±0.4 points)
1 (tie)	Sun	0.0% (±22.0 points)

Lacombe 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 Lacombe

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Lacombe, used by 65.8% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Lacombe heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.7 points) of occupied homes in Lacombe use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Lacombe have electric heat?

65.8% (±6.6 points) of occupied homes in Lacombe heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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