How are homes heated in Ponchatoula, LA?

Name: Heating fuel in Ponchatoula, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Ponchatoula, used by 70.9% (±8.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

28.1% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 28.1% (±8.4 points)
Electricity: 70.9%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Ponchatoula

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Ponchatoula	Tangipahoa Parish	Louisiana	United States
Utility gas	28.1% (±8.4 points)	22.3%	32.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	70.9% (±8.7 points)	73.0%	64.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.0% (±1.7 points)	3.7%	2.0%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.7%	0.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.0%	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)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.3 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 Ponchatoula, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Tangipahoa Parish (0.0%).

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

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

In Ponchatoula, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Tangipahoa Parish (73.0%).

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 Ponchatoula

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ponchatoula
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Ponchatoula	—	70.9% (±8.7 points)	—
Hammond	4.6 mi	69.8% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Springfield	6.1 mi	55.7% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Natalbany	7.9 mi	94.4% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Albany	9.3 mi	69.9% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Tickfaw	9.8 mi	68.2% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Killian	10 mi	95.9% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Independence	14 mi	64.0% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Madisonville	17 mi	29.1% (±11.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Madisonville, LA (29.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Natalbany, LA (94.4%), Killian, LA (95.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Amite City	0.0% (±3.0 points)
1 (tie)	Hammond	0.0% (±0.6 points)
1 (tie)	Independence	0.0% (±6.2 points)
1 (tie)	Kentwood	0.0% (±5.8 points)
1 (tie)	Natalbany	0.0% (±4.1 points)
1 (tie)	Ponchatoula	0.0% (±1.3 points)
1 (tie)	Roseland	0.0% (±11.1 points)
1 (tie)	Tangipahoa	0.0% (±20.3 points)
1 (tie)	Tickfaw	0.0% (±15.0 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 Ponchatoula

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Ponchatoula, used by 70.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Ponchatoula heat with oil?

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

How many homes in Ponchatoula have electric heat?

70.9% (±8.7 points) of occupied homes in Ponchatoula heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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