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Census Tract 5, Calcasieu, LA

3,593 Population
1.7 square miles 2,088.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±6.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Lake Charles: 36.2 ±1.4
  • a little higher than the figure in Calcasieu Parish: 37.2 ±0.2

Economics

$87,870 ±$22,252 Per capita income
  • more than double the amount in Lake Charles: $35,847 ±$2,448
  • more than double the amount in Calcasieu Parish: $35,568 ±$1,186
$67,134 ±$17,328 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Lake Charles: $56,864 ±$4,165
  • about the same as the amount in Calcasieu Parish: $67,849 ±$3,462

5.4% ±2.4% (192  ±91) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Lake Charles: 23.2% † 18,454 (±2.4% / ±1,917)
  • about one-third of the rate in Calcasieu Parish: 17.8% 36,643 (±1.7% / ±3,410)

14.7 minutes ±2.6 (28,340  ±9,908) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Lake Charles: 17.9 617,955 (±0.9 / ±40,339)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Calcasieu Parish: 21.7 1,865,460 (±0.7 / ±74,817)

Families

1,755 ±255 Number of households
  • Lake Charles: 31,845 ±950
  • Calcasieu Parish: 76,995 ±1,171
2.1 ±0.2 (3,593  ±637) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Lake Charles: 2.5 79,293 (±0.1 / ±139)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Calcasieu Parish: 2.7 205,772 (±0 / ±126)

0.8% ±1.4% (7  ±13) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Lake Charles: 5% † 984 (±1.6% / ±309)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Calcasieu Parish: 5.4% † 2,585 (±1% / ±468)

Housing

2,112 ±299 Number of housing units
  • Lake Charles: 40,146 ±747
  • Calcasieu Parish: 94,462 ±98

$250,100 ±$33,799 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Lake Charles: $204,000 ±$12,502
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Calcasieu Parish: $208,500 ±$5,877

14.5% ±7.1% (519  ±270.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lake Charles: 16.2% † 13,140 (±1.9% / ±1,528.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Calcasieu Parish: 13.1% 26,948 (±1.2% / ±2,476)

Social

95.5% ±26.1% (2,709  ±521.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Lake Charles: 90.2% 49,122 (±3.3% / ±2,121.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Calcasieu Parish: 89.4% 124,217 (±2.3% / ±3,195.7)
62.4% ±10.8% (1,771  ±461.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in Lake Charles: 29.4% 16,017 (±2% / ±1,157.4)
  • more than double the rate in Calcasieu Parish: 24.7% 34,329 (±1.2% / ±1,701.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.8% ±1.7% (63  ±63) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Lake Charles: 4.7% † 3,850 (±0.9% / ±729)
  • about half the rate in Calcasieu Parish: 3.3% 6,874

2.9% ±1.8% (88  ±57) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Lake Charles: 7.8% † 4,947 (±1% / ±626)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Calcasieu Parish: 7.5% 11,763 (±0.6% / ±902)
88 Total veterans ±57 88 Male ±57 N/A Female ±14

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