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Lake Charles, LA Metro Area

243,719 Population
3,000.2 square miles 81.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,329 ±$3,220 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,144 ±$4,538 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.3% ±2.2% (36,755  ±5,374) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.8 minutes ±0.8 (2,297,720  ±96,257) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

97,635 ±2,363 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (240,773  ±1,511) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.1% ±2.1% (3,456  ±1,181) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

115,312 ±717 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$213,100 ±$9,699 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.2% ±2% (24,505  ±4,863.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.4% ±4.2% (146,481  ±7,038.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
22.2% ±2% (36,755  ±3,396.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths 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

3.4% ±0.6% (8,176  ±1,424) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.8% ±0.7% (10,692  ±1,365) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
10,692 Total veterans ±1,365 9,795 Male ±1,360 897 Female ±517

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