Housing density: 780 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015: $158,903.
Median contract rent in 2015: $376 (lower quartile is $246, upper quartile is $496)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2015: $540
Median gross rent in Lake Charles, LA in 2015: $462
Housing units in Lake Charles with a mortgage: 8,322 (956 second mortgage, 435 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 6,840
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $60,026
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $46,595
8,923 married couples with children.
6,707 single-parent households (847 men, 5,860 women).
90.2% of residents of Lake Charles speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
7.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 1,505 (2.1%)
(37.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake Charles, Louisiana:
191 room
1602 rooms
3143 rooms
1,2574 rooms
3,8875 rooms
4,4356 rooms
3,0397 rooms
1,5068 rooms
1,4959+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Lake Charles population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake Charles, Louisiana:
4601 room
1,0052 rooms
2,3113 rooms
3,3814 rooms
2,7375 rooms
1,2326 rooms
4377 rooms
1238 rooms
899+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Lake Charles population
Year house built
Median 2015 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Lake Charles, LA household income distribution
4,620Less than $10,000
2,831$10,000 to $14,999
2,327$15,000 to $19,999
2,085$20,000 to $24,999
1,745$25,000 to $29,999
1,988$30,000 to $34,999
1,693$35,000 to $39,999
1,323$40,000 to $44,999
978$45,000 to $49,999
2,177$50,000 to $59,999
1,956$60,000 to $74,999
2,047$75,000 to $99,999
968$100,000 to $124,999
429$125,000 to $149,999
300$150,000 to $199,999
498$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2015 in Lake Charles, LA
97Less than $10,000
363$15,000 to $19,999
139$20,000 to $24,999
135$25,000 to $29,999
55$30,000 to $34,999
52$35,000 to $39,999
408$40,000 to $49,999
453$50,000 to $59,999
797$60,000 to $69,999
702$70,000 to $79,999
815$80,000 to $89,999
511$90,000 to $99,999
1,441$100,000 to $124,999
1,315$125,000 to $149,999
1,608$150,000 to $174,999
1,882$175,000 to $199,999
1,026$200,000 to $249,999
427$250,000 to $299,999
1,536$300,000 to $399,999
377$400,000 to $499,999
538$500,000 to $749,999
111$750,000 to $999,999
149$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
Rent paid by renters in 2015 in Lake Charles, LA
328Less than $100
394$100 to $149
252$150 to $199
855$200 to $249
163$250 to $299
211$300 to $349
597$350 to $399
525$400 to $449
1,446$450 to $499
666$500 to $549
1,900$550 to $599
1,139$600 to $649
1,222$650 to $699
1,252$700 to $749
278$750 to $799
995$800 to $899
1,059$900 to $999
940$1,000 to $1,249
274$1,250 to $1,499
451$1,500 to $1,999
135$2,000 to $2,499
968No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
4331995 to March 2000
3751990 to 1994
1271985 to 1989
1491980 to 1984
801975 to 1979
821970 to 1974
761965 to 1969
183Before 1965
Note: State values scaled to Lake Charles population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 1,308
5 to 9 minutes: 5,262
10 to 14 minutes: 7,467
15 to 19 minutes: 7,631
20 to 24 minutes: 3,789
25 to 29 minutes: 673
30 to 34 minutes: 1,453
35 to 39 minutes: 98
40 to 44 minutes: 125
45 to 59 minutes: 393
60 to 89 minutes: 373
90 or more minutes: 528
Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.5% Number of people working at home: 565 (1.9% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 23,842 (80%)
Carpooled: 3,872 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 172 (1%)
Ferryboat: 3 (0%)
Taxi: 34 (0%)
Motorcycle: 77 (0%)
Bicycle: 166 (1%)
Walked: 683 (2%)
Other means: 251 (1%)
Worked at home: 565 (2%)
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 30,883
French (except Basque): 6,194
United States or American: 4,700
English: 2,969
French Canadian: 2,630
German: 2,499
Irish: 2,410
Italian: 1,262
Scotch-Irish: 874
Acadian/Cajun: 816
Subsaharan African:: 554
African: 535
Scottish: 501
Arab:: 279
Dutch: 247
Polish: 225
European: 142
Arab/Arabic: 127
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 123
Swedish: 114
Norwegian: 105
Lebanese: 98
Danish: 97
British: 91
Welsh: 76
Haitian: 67
Greek: 57
Scandinavian: 53
Hungarian: 46
Turkish: 40
Belgian: 34
Palestinian: 34
Russian: 31
Maltese: 29
Canadian: 27
Bermudan: 25
Lithuanian: 24
Czech: 20
Jamaican: 16
Brazilian: 14
Finnish: 13
Celtic: 13
Nigerian: 13
Syrian: 12
Iranian: 11
Czechoslovakian: 11
Other West Indian: 10
Romanian: 9
Egyptian: 8
Pennsylvania German: 8
Eastern European: 8
Croatian: 7
Yugoslavian: 7
Northern European: 6
Swiss: 6
Kenyan: 6
German Russian: 5
Belizean: 5
Portuguese: 4
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
10%Mexico
10%India
9%Vietnam
5%Jordan
5%United Kingdom
5%Canada
4%Peru
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 56,275
Northeast: 1,072
Midwest: 2,119
South: 8,462
West: 1,624
54% of Lake Charles residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Louisiana.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 462
Nursery to 4th grade: 258
5th and 6th grade: 625
7th and 8th grade: 637
9th grade: 612
10th grade: 682
11th grade: 742
12th grade, no diploma: 905
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,648
Less than 1 year of college: 1,135
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,502
Associate degree: 692
Bachelor's degree: 2,615
Master's degree: 1,006
Professional school degree: 617
Doctorate degree: 252
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 545
Nursery to 4th grade: 309
5th and 6th grade: 573
7th and 8th grade: 1,026
9th grade: 580
10th grade: 940
11th grade: 1,130
12th grade, no diploma: 996
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,556
Less than 1 year of college: 1,619
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,576
Associate degree: 993
Bachelor's degree: 3,061
Master's degree: 1,251
Professional school degree: 159
Doctorate degree: 75
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
8.1%Males
5.6%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
14.1%Males
10.2%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
29.6%Males
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
18.0%Males
12.1%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
9.6%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
3.6%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 22,035
One, attached: 778
Two: 1,672
3 or 4: 1,479
5 to 9: 1,261
10 to 19: 1,222
20 to 49: 547
50 or more: 1,592
Mobile homes: 673
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 52
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago
Renter moved in on average 2 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Lake Charles:
Other groups: 30,883
