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Lake Charles-DeRidder, LA CSA

277,037 Population
4,157.7 square miles 66.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,221 ±$1,895 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$62,829 ±$3,969 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

17.6% ±2.2% (48,138  ±5,926) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.4 minutes ±1.4 (2,796,910  ±196,879) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

106,792 ±2,942 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0.1 (273,174  ±1,786) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.2% ±2.5% (3,849  ±1,536) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

130,691 ±859 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$210,100 ±$10,965 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.3% ±2.1% (30,878  ±5,805.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.4% ±3.7% (167,734  ±7,158) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
24.2% ±1.9% (44,951  ±3,594.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

6% ±0.5% (15,807  ±1,336.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

2.5% ±0.6% (6,795  ±1,599) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.7% ±1.1% (15,892  ±2,265) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
15,892 Total veterans ±2,265 14,088 Male ±2,027 1,804 Female ±668

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