Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	32%

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Races in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	34.5 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 89,326	(48.7%)
Females: 94,251	(51.3%)

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Calcasieu Parish:	2.6 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$42,008
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$500
State:	$494

Calcasieu Parish:	$108,300
Louisiana:	$126,800

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 67
• Robberies: 63
• Assaults: 203
• Burglaries: 910
• Thefts: 2264
• Auto thefts: 234

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 53
• Robberies: 63
• Assaults: 125
• Burglaries: 860
• Thefts: 2371
• Auto thefts: 194

Health of residents in Calcasieu Parish based on 640 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.
65.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
19.3% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is less than average.
41.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
38.6% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
63.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 192 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 159 pounds. This is about average.
46.4% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.

Calcasieu Parish:	17.7%
Louisiana:	18.6%

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.

2005 air pollution in Calcasieu Parish:

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.

Neighboring counties: Beauregard Parish , Cameron Parish , Jefferson Davis Parish , Newton County, Texas , Orange County, Texas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Calcasieu Parish: Delta Downs (A), Starks Lookout Tower (B), Gum Cove Ferry (C), Black Bayou Ferry (D), Ellender Ferry (E), Southwest Louisiana Boys Village (F), Kayouche Coulee Golf Course (G), Higgins School (H), Haymark Terminal (I), Lake Charles Radio Range Station (J), Indian Bayou Ferry (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Calcasieu Parish include: Antioch Church (A), Houston River Church (B), Hargrove Church (C), Bellview Baptist Church (D), Mount Carmel Church (E), Community Church (F), Saint Elizabeth Church (G), Prairieland Community Church (H), Crossroad Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: LeBleu Cemetery (1), Royer Cemetery (2), Landry Cemetery (3), Stanley Cemetery (4), Rigmaiden Cemetery (5), Fountain Cemetery (6), Reed Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Prien Lake (A), Cooper Lake (B), Pruitt Lake (C), Clear Marais (D), Richards Lake (E), Mud Lake (F), Goose Lake (G), Ged Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cutoff Bayou (A), Cypress Creek (B), Cowards Gully (C), Spring Gully (D), Arceneaux, Bayou (E), Patterson Slough (F), Houston River (G), Dynamite Slough (H), East Fork English Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Calcasieu Parish include: Holbrook Park (1), Pecanderosa Park (2), Sabine Island Wildlife Game Management Area (3), Sam Houston State Park (4), Alligator Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Holmwood Post Office (A), Hayes Post Office (B), Ged Post Office (C), Starks Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.9%
Louisiana:	6.3%

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)

Calcasieu Parish:	1.4%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 50,525
• One, attached: 1,266
• Two: 2,452
• 3 or 4: 2,133
• 5 to 9: 1,622
• 10 to 19: 1,456
• 20 or more: 2,513
• Mobile homes: 13,705
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 323

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

Here:	55.2% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

Calcasieu Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 4.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 33 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/22/1979, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 65,086 (84%) Carpooled: 8,812 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 307 (0%) Ferryboat: 3 (0%) Taxi: 34 (0%) Motorcycle: 160 (0%) Bicycle: 278 (0%) Walked: 1,218 (2%) Other means: 671 (1%) Worked at home: 1,330 (2%)

5.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,269 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.84%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

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%

from Cameron Parish, LA	0.57% ($43,575 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.34% ($27,791)
from Beauregard Parish, LA	0.32% ($28,896)
from Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	0.32% ($26,368)
from Harris County, TX	0.26% ($38,597)
from Allen Parish, LA	0.19% ($27,436)
from Lafayette Parish, LA	0.18% ($30,527)

6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,917 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.58%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

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%

to Harris County, TX	0.71% ($36,094 average AGI)
to Beauregard Parish, LA	0.39% ($31,724)
to Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	0.29% ($33,112)
to Lafayette Parish, LA	0.23% ($25,441)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.22% ($31,642)
to Allen Parish, LA	0.15% ($55,806)
to Orange County, TX	0.12% ($30,806)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 155,618 (36,761 male householders, 12,488 female householders)

  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

• In nonfamily households: 23,408 (9,194 male householders (7,308 living alone)), 10,314 female householders (9,161 living alone)), 3,900 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,551 (2,997 institutionalized population)

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).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,103,392,000 ($5966 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $204,677,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $415,769,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $255,432,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,332,000
Federal grants: $164,329,000
Federal procurement contracts: $214,150,000 ($177,591,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $45,380,000 ($8,356,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,140,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $38,246,000
Federal Government insurance: $888,403,000

Here:	79 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-22 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 24.91 millions of gallons per day (98% from ground, 2% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

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.

Calcasieu Parish:	55.9%
State average:	59.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 144159
• Northeast: 2572
• Midwest: 5223
• South: 23949
• West: 4104

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,600

Here:	12.2%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	9.8%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	9.6%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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