How are homes heated in Oak Hills Place, LA?

Name: Heating fuel in Oak Hills Place, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Oak Hills Place, used by 52.4% (±8.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

45.1% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 45.1% (±7.8 points)
Electricity: 52.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Oak Hills Place

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Oak Hills Place	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana	United States
Utility gas	45.1% (±7.8 points)	33.3%	32.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	52.4% (±8.2 points)	64.7%	64.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.3% (±1.6 points)	0.9%	2.0%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.2%	0.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.4% (±0.7 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.8% (±1.4 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 Oak Hills Place, 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 Oak Hills Place, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in East Baton Rouge Parish (64.7%).

It is also lower than in Louisiana (64.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Oak Hills Place

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oak Hills Place
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Oak Hills Place	—	52.4% (±8.2 points)	—
Village St. George	1.4 mi	55.3% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Inniswold	2.1 mi	51.2% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Westminster	2.6 mi	61.8% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Gardere	2.9 mi	84.7% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Old Jefferson	4.9 mi	57.8% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Shenandoah	5.5 mi	51.9% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Baton Rouge	5.5 mi	66.7% (±1.7 points)	Higher
St. Gabriel	8.0 mi	58.7% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gardere, LA (84.7%), Baton Rouge, LA (66.7%).

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
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)
3 (tie)	Zachary	0.0% (±0.6 points)

Showing 12 of 14 places in East Baton Rouge Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

Oak Hills Place 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 Oak Hills Place

What is the most common way to heat a home in Oak Hills Place?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Oak Hills Place, used by 52.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Oak Hills Place heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.2 points) of occupied homes in Oak Hills Place use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Oak Hills Place have electric heat?

52.4% (±8.2 points) of occupied homes in Oak Hills Place heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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