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Lake Charles, LA Urban Area

145,110 Population
127.7 square miles 1,136 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,633 ±$3,095 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$59,369 ±$3,958 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

18.7% ±3.3% (26,739  ±4,881) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

19.6 minutes ±0.9 (1,232,895  ±68,192) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

58,636 ±2,521 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.2 (143,143  ±5,891) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.3% ±2.9% (2,094  ±976) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

73,372 ±1,981 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$223,500 ±$12,954 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.7% ±3.4% (19,628  ±4,931.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.3% ±4.4% (89,805  ±5,533.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
29.5% ±2.9% (28,678  ±3,028.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

3.6% ±1% (5,257  ±1,456) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.7% ±1.5% (8,592  ±1,719) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
8,592 Total veterans ±1,719 7,865 Male ±1,583 727 Female ±482

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