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Lake Charles-DeRidder, LA CSA

280,414 Population
4,157.7 square miles 67.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,212 ±$2,854 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$64,050 ±$4,612 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.3% ±2.1% (42,217  ±5,762) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.9 minutes ±1.5 (2,722,095  ±205,635) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

111,310 ±2,600 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (276,190  ±1,529) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.3% ±2% (4,024  ±1,318) 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

131,705 ±710 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$208,000 ±$9,670 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.3% ±1.8% (28,375  ±5,068.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.1% ±3.8% (167,777  ±7,275.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
21.4% ±1.8% (40,675  ±3,511.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

6% ±0.4% (15,810  ±1,100.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

3% ±0.5% (8,407  ±1,444) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.4% ±0.7% (13,426  ±1,497) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
13,426 Total veterans ±1,497 12,080 Male ±1,496 1,346 Female ±610

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