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Lake Charles, LA

81,166 Population
47.5 square miles 1,709.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±2.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Lake Charles, LA Metro Area: 38.9 ±0.7
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,086 ±$5,000 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Lake Charles, LA Metro Area: $37,329 ±$3,220
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $35,440 ±$571
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$52,738 ±$5,619 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Lake Charles, LA Metro Area: $65,144 ±$4,538
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $60,986 ±$803
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

21.1% ±5.4% (16,744  ±4,283) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Lake Charles, LA Metro Area: 15.3% † 36,755 (±2.2% / ±5,374)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 835,267 (±0.6% / ±28,512)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

17.1 minutes ±0.8 (598,795  ±40,085) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Lake Charles, LA Metro Area: 22.8 2,297,720 (±0.8 / ±96,257)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

34,288 ±2,147 Number of households
  • the Lake Charles, LA Metro Area: 97,635 ±2,363
  • Louisiana: 1,848,965 ±8,172
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (79,189  ±125) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Lake Charles, LA Metro Area: 2.5 240,773 (±0.1 / ±1,511)
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,474,016
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

8.9% ±4.3% (1,685  ±839) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Lake Charles, LA Metro Area: 6.1% † 3,456 (±2.1% / ±1,181)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 61,866 (±0.4% / ±4,761)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

42,813 ±2,527 Number of housing units
  • the Lake Charles, LA Metro Area: 115,312 ±717
  • Louisiana: 2,138,882 ±318
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$203,000 ±$22,327 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Lake Charles, LA Metro Area: $213,100 ±$9,699
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $223,200 ±$2,575
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14% ±4.1% (11,027  ±3,228.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Lake Charles, LA Metro Area: 10.2% † 24,505 (±2% / ±4,863.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 10.6% 480,382 (±0.5% / ±22,340.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86.8% ±6.4% (48,333  ±4,258.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Lake Charles, LA Metro Area: 88.4% 146,481 (±4.2% / ±7,038.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 88.2% 2,749,670 (±0.9% / ±28,980.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
23.8% ±3.6% (13,267  ±2,109.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Lake Charles, LA Metro Area: 22.2% 36,755 (±2% / ±3,396.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 27.8% 867,511 (±0.5% / ±16,543.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

6.1% ±1.8% (4,944  ±1,436) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Lake Charles, LA Metro Area: 3.4% † 8,176 (±0.6% / ±1,424)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.2% 239,225
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.8% ±1.7% (3,658  ±1,084) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Lake Charles, LA Metro Area: 5.8% † 10,692 (±0.7% / ±1,365)
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,934 (±0.2% / ±7,249)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,658 Total veterans ±1,084 3,587 Male ±1,071 71 Female ±124

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