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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.9%), Manufacturing (14.9%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.5%), Retail trade (11.5%).
Detached houses: $153,800Here:$153,800State:$177,067 Townhouses or other attached units: $241,975Here:$241,975State:$204,229 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $114,112Here:$114,112State:$186,546 Mobile homes: $65,216Here:$65,216State:$34,481
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
McCain (Republican): 61.8% Obama (Democratic): 37.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $206 (0.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $151 (0.2%)
Area name: Lake Charles, LA MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Calcasieu Parish is $456 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $555 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $685 a month.
Cities in this county include: Lake Charles, Sulphur, Moss Bluff, Prien, Westlake, Carlyss, DeQuincy, Vinton, Iowa.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.008 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.106 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.085 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.014 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Calcasieu Parish: Ellender Ferry (A), Gum Cove Ferry (B), Haymark Terminal (C), Higgins School (D), Indian Bayou Ferry (E), Lake Charles Radio Range Station (F), Sulphur Wastewater Treatment Facility (G), Quail Ridge Mobile Home Park Wastewater Treatment Facility (H), DeQuincy Wastewater Treatment Facility (I), Delta Downs Racetrack (J), Southwest Louisiana Boys Village (K), Pine Shadows Golf Course (L), Nalmar Landing (M), Louisiana State University AgCenter Calcasieu Parish Office (N), Black Bayou Ferry (O), Starks Lookout Tower (P), Delta Downs (Q), Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office Carlyss Law Enforcement Center (R), Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office - Youth (S), Calcasieu Parish Library Starks Branch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Calcasieu Parish include: New Faith Baptist Church (A), Mossville Truth Tabernacle Pentecostal Church (B), Miracle Deliverance Holiness Church (C), Memorial Baptist Church (D), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (E), Sweet Lake Church (F), Jubilee Family Church (G), First Pentecostal Church of Gillis (H), First Pentecostal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Bagdad Cemetery (1), Benevolent Cemetery (2), Benoit Cemetery (3), Birdsnest Cemetery (4), Perkins Cemetery (5), Stanley Cemetery (6), Saint Mary Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Horseshoe Lake (A), Richards Lake (B), Pruitt Lake (C), Phoenix Lake (D), Goose Lake (E), Owens Lake (F), Blue Lake (G), Mud Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cutoff Bayou (A), Cross Bayou (B), Cowards Gully (C), Coulee Hippolyte (D), Cooper Bayou (E), Conway Bayou (F), Cypress Creek (G), Hampton Coulee (H), Gum Slough (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Calcasieu Parish include: Sabine Island Wildlife Game Management Area (1), Alligator Park (2), Sam Houston State Park (3), Holbrook Park (4), Pecanderosa Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Calcasieu Parish: Ellender Ferry (A), Gum Cove Ferry (B), Haymark Terminal (C), Higgins School (D), Indian Bayou Ferry (E), Lake Charles Radio Range Station (F), Sulphur Wastewater Treatment Facility (G), Quail Ridge Mobile Home Park Wastewater Treatment Facility (H), DeQuincy Wastewater Treatment Facility (I), Delta Downs Racetrack (J), Southwest Louisiana Boys Village (K), Pine Shadows Golf Course (L), Nalmar Landing (M), Louisiana State University AgCenter Calcasieu Parish Office (N), Black Bayou Ferry (O), Starks Lookout Tower (P), Delta Downs (Q), Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office Carlyss Law Enforcement Center (R), Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office - Youth (S), Calcasieu Parish Library Starks Branch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Calcasieu Parish include: New Faith Baptist Church (A), Mossville Truth Tabernacle Pentecostal Church (B), Miracle Deliverance Holiness Church (C), Memorial Baptist Church (D), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (E), Sweet Lake Church (F), Jubilee Family Church (G), First Pentecostal Church of Gillis (H), First Pentecostal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bagdad Cemetery (1), Benevolent Cemetery (2), Benoit Cemetery (3), Birdsnest Cemetery (4), Perkins Cemetery (5), Stanley Cemetery (6), Saint Mary Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Horseshoe Lake (A), Richards Lake (B), Pruitt Lake (C), Phoenix Lake (D), Goose Lake (E), Owens Lake (F), Blue Lake (G), Mud Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cutoff Bayou (A), Cross Bayou (B), Cowards Gully (C), Coulee Hippolyte (D), Cooper Bayou (E), Conway Bayou (F), Cypress Creek (G), Hampton Coulee (H), Gum Slough (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Calcasieu Parish include: Sabine Island Wildlife Game Management Area (1), Alligator Park (2), Sam Houston State Park (3), Holbrook Park (4), Pecanderosa Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Beauregard Parish , Cameron Parish , Jefferson Davis Parish , Newton County, Texas , Orange County, Texas .
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Current college students: 9,274 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,520 (43% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.6%
Housing units in Calcasieu Parish with a mortgage: 20,565 (2,061 second mortgage, 1,311 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 16,724
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Most common first ancestries reported in Calcasieu Parish (%):
5.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,269 average adjusted gross income)
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($226 average AGI)Calcasieu Parish:0.14%Louisiana average:0.11% 3.31% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($18,076 average AGI) 2.39% relocated from other states ($13,967 average AGI)Calcasieu Parish:2.39%Louisiana average:2.22%
6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,917 average adjusted gross income)
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($178 average AGI)Calcasieu Parish:0.04%Louisiana average:0.07% 2.46% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($12,116 average AGI) 4.09% relocated to other states ($23,624 average AGI)Calcasieu Parish:4.09%Louisiana average:7.16%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.4
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 26,680 (22,039 aged, 4,641 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 78.6. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 130.8. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
36,890 spouses, 57,382 children (51,609 natural, 1,403 adopted, 4,370 stepchildren), 4,590 grandchildren, 1,377 brothers or sisters, 869 parents, 2,392 other relatives, 2,869 non-relatives
Size of family households: 19,419 2-persons, 12,409 3-persons, 10,326 4-persons, 4,727 5-persons, 1,546 6-persons, 822 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 16,469 1-person, 2,481 2-persons, 361 3-persons, 186 4-persons, 11 5-persons.
91.3% of residents of Calcasieu Parish speak English at home. 1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 6.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well). 0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
Population growth in Calcasieu Parish
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 24.91 millions of gallons per day (98% from ground, 2% from surface)
Year house built
56% of Calcasieu Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Louisiana.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,600
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
All Other: $11,851,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,771,000
Air Transportation: $922,000
Sewerage: $128,000
Regular Highways: $108,000
Housing and Community Development: $72,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,782,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,694,000
Water Utilities: $1,332,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,222,000
Air Transportation: $1,096,000
Local Fire Protection: $377,000
Correctional Institutions: $235,000
Police Protection: $216,000
Hospitals: $198,000
Libraries: $91,000
Central Staff Services: $79,000
Financial Administration: $43,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $22,000
Sewerage: $14,000
General - Other: $13,000
Police Protection: $24,873,000
Regular Highways: $15,417,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,373,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,117,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,487,000
Financial Administration: $7,994,000
General - Other: $7,849,000
Central Staff Services: $6,730,000
Libraries: $6,032,000
Health - Other: $5,864,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,696,000
Water Utilities: $4,234,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,572,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,463,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,751,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,984,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,660,000
Air Transportation: $1,544,000
Transit Utilities: $687,000
Corrections - Other: $155,000
Sewerage: $123,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,726,000
Air Transportation: $1,103,000
Parks and Recreation: $17,000
Police Protection: $9,000
Health and Hospitals: $467,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,825,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,457,000
Donations From Private Sources: $504,000
Rents: $458,000
Sale of Property: $208,000
Special Assessments: $22,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,301,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,273,000
Correctional Institutions: $922,000
General - Other: $900,000
Air Transportation: $766,000
Water Utilities: $496,000
Financial Administration: $457,000
Natural Resources - Other: $454,000
Hospitals: $300,000
Local Fire Protection: $298,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $169,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $154,000
Health - Other: $40,000
Central Staff Services: $9,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
Transit Utilities: $14,000
Beginning: $300,000
Public Welfare: $8,792,000
Highways: $7,304,000
General Local Government Support: $2,468,000
Health and Hospitals: $920,000
Transit Utilities: $328,000
Water Utilities: $132,000
Sewerage: $33,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $35,254,000
Amusements Sales: $7,798,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,409,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $1,518,000
Other License: $701,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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