How are homes heated in Merrydale, LA?

Name: Heating fuel in Merrydale, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Merrydale, used by 67.7% (±8.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.4% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 29.4% (±8.2 points)
Electricity: 67.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Merrydale

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Merrydale	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana	United States
Utility gas	29.4% (±8.2 points)	33.3%	32.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	67.7% (±8.1 points)	64.7%	64.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.4% (±1.6 points)	0.9%	2.0%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.2%	0.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.5% (±1.8 points)	0.8%	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 Merrydale, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from East Baton Rouge Parish (0.1%).

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

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

In Merrydale, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from East Baton Rouge Parish (64.7%).

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 Merrydale

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Merrydale
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Merrydale	—	67.7% (±8.1 points)	—
Brownfields	3.2 mi	66.8% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Monticello	3.9 mi	59.5% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Baton Rouge	4.4 mi	66.7% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Central	6.0 mi	55.0% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Westminster	6.5 mi	61.8% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Baker	6.5 mi	66.7% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Port Allen	7.1 mi	58.5% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Inniswold	7.4 mi	51.2% (±8.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Central, LA (55.0%), Inniswold, LA (51.2%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across East Baton Rouge Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Gardere	0.3% (±0.6 points)
2	Baton Rouge	0.1% (±0.1 points)
3 (tie)	Baker	0.0% (±1.0 points)
3 (tie)	Brownfields	0.0% (±2.5 points)
3 (tie)	Central	0.0% (±0.4 points)
3 (tie)	Inniswold	0.0% (±1.9 points)
3 (tie)	Merrydale	0.0% (±1.3 points)
3 (tie)	Monticello	0.0% (±2.7 points)
3 (tie)	Oak Hills Place	0.0% (±1.2 points)
3 (tie)	Old Jefferson	0.0% (±1.2 points)
3 (tie)	Shenandoah	0.0% (±0.6 points)
3 (tie)	Village St. George	0.0% (±1.6 points)
3 (tie)	Westminster	0.0% (±3.6 points)

Showing 13 of 14 places in East Baton Rouge Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

Merrydale 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 Merrydale

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Merrydale, used by 67.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Merrydale heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.3 points) of occupied homes in Merrydale use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Merrydale have electric heat?

67.7% (±8.1 points) of occupied homes in Merrydale heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Merrydale CDP, Louisiana (place:49940, in state:22).

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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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