Housing units in zip code 70605 with a mortgage: 4,847 (247 second mortgage, 460 home equity loan, 1,122 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,831
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,250
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $367
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
9.5%
Whole state:
17.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 70605: Lake Charles Country Club (A), Haymark Terminal (B), McNeese State University Ward Arena (C), Gray Plantation Golf Course (D), Black Bayou Ferry (E), McNeese State University Shearman Fine Arts Center (F), McNeese State University Bulber Auditorium (G), McNeese State University Bel Gardens Dormitory (H), McNeese State University Sallier Gardens Dormitory (I), McNeese State University Frazar Memorial Library (J), McNeese State University Conference Center (K), Calcasieu Parish Library (L), McNeese State University Recreation Complex (M), Kingsley Place at Lake Charles Adult Care Facility (N), McNeese State University Squires Auditorium (O), Lake Charles Police Service Center (P), Gardens Assisted Living Facility (Q), Grand Cove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (R), Resthaven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (S), Lake Charles Fire Department Station 8 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: The Ryan Shopping Center (1), Lake Plaza Shopping Center (2), Country Club Plaza Shopping Center (3), Gulfway Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 70605 include: McNeese State University Baptist Student Center (A), First Church of the Nazarene (B), Fairview United Methodist Church (C), Calvary Baptist Church (D), Apostolic Temple United Pentecostal Church (E), Sale Street Baptist Church (F), Blessed Martin Church (G), Wesley Foundation Methodist Student Center (H), Trinity Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 70605:
Less than $10,000: 195
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,358
$15,000 to $19,999: 357
$20,000 to $24,999: 32
$25,000 to $29,999: 1,914
$30,000 to $34,999: 161
$35,000 to $39,999: 201
$40,000 to $49,999: 149
$50,000 to $59,999: 169
$60,000 to $69,999: 116
$70,000 to $79,999: 374
$80,000 to $89,999: 810
$90,000 to $99,999: 502
$100,000 to $124,999: 957
$125,000 to $149,999: 1,496
$150,000 to $174,999: 1,170
$175,000 to $199,999: 1,279
$200,000 to $249,999: 1,281
$250,000 to $299,999: 972
$300,000 to $399,999: 739
$400,000 to $499,999: 311
$500,000 to $749,999: 535
$750,000 to $999,999: 297
$1,000,000 or more: 93
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 70605:
Less than $100: 964
$100 to $149: 462
$150 to $199: 385
$200 to $249: 1,197
$250 to $299: 223
$300 to $349: 123
$350 to $399: 660
$400 to $449: 1,755
$450 to $499: 215
$500 to $549: 383
$550 to $599: 172
$600 to $649: 610
$650 to $699: 1,823
$700 to $749: 176
$750 to $799: 1,142
$800 to $899: 2,406
$900 to $999: 1,390
$1,000 to $1,249: 3,682
$1,250 to $1,499: 657
$1,500 to $1,999: 5,264
$2,000 or more: 610
No cash rent: 382
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $177,189
Black or African American householders: $193,871
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $82,658
Asian householders: $182,449
Some other race householders: $136,310
Two or more races householders: $124,287
Hispanic or Latino householders: $145,628
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $159,605
70605:
$159,605
Louisiana:
$135,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,269 - $224,543
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $192,908
Here:
$192,908
State:
$177,879
Townhouses or other attached units: $193,938
Here:
$193,938
State:
$192,246
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,080
One, attached: 967
Two: 257
3 or 4: 1,331
5 to 9: 5,431
10 to 19: 3,644
20 to 49: 1,444
50 or more: 2,182
Mobile homes: 1,031
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 123
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 12,813 (89%)
Carpooled: 1,121 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,066 (7%)
Taxi: 382 (3%)
Motorcycle: 96 (1%)
Bicycle: 319 (2%)
Walked: 371 (3%)
Other means: 263 (2%)
Worked at home: 291 (2%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 432
5 to 9 minutes: 2,271
10 to 14 minutes: 3,323
15 to 19 minutes: 3,570
20 to 24 minutes: 2,433
25 to 29 minutes: 409
30 to 34 minutes: 971
35 to 39 minutes: 89
40 to 44 minutes: 618
45 to 59 minutes: 419
60 to 89 minutes: 343
90 or more minutes: 285
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.9%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 28,339
In family households: 24,606 (6,621 male householders, 1,406 female householders)
6,568 spouses, 8,979 children (8,118 natural, 318 adopted, 543 stepchildren), 216 grandchildren, 99 brothers or sisters, 164 parents, 203 other relatives, 350 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,733 (1,223 male householders (884 living alone)), 1,867 female householders (1,678 living alone)), 643 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,252 (214 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,478 2-persons, 1,866 3-persons, 1,334 4-persons, 792 5-persons, 282 6-persons, 242 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 3,121 1-person, 512 2-persons, 1,157 3-persons
5,404 married couples with children.
1,328 single-parent households (297 men, 1,031 women).
89.3% of residents of 70605 zip code speak English at home.
17.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% very well, 37% well, 28% not well).
15.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (39% very well, 28% well, 33% not well).
47.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% very well, 3% well, 34% not well, 17% not at all).
3.6% of residents speak other language at home (78% very well, 22% well).
Foreign born population: 1,309 (4.5%) (43.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
4.5%
Whole state:
3.6%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Venezuela (10%)
Jordan (9%)
Mexico (8%)
Canada (8%)
Peru (8%)
India (6%)
Argentina (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 619
1990 to 1999: 401
1980 to 1989: 223
Before 1980: 415
Races in zip code 70605:
White population: 24,866 Black population: 2,287 American Indian population: 3,420 Asian population: 1,250 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 926 Some other race population: 165 Two or more races population: 484 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,019
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 70605 not listed on the city page:
DOLBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 390; Location: 817 JEFFERSON DRIVE, LAKE CHARLES, LA; Grades: PK - 05)
COLLEGE OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 352; Location: 3618 ERNEST STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA; Grades: PK - 05)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
B & M TRAILER PARK WATER SYS (2002 NICHOLAS ST in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2000-0668, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2003-1596, (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-1229, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY Alternative names: B AND M TRAILER PARK WATER SYSTEM - LA1019038
HARRY CONNORS TP WATER SYSTEM - LA1019122 (7994 CLEARVIEW DRIVE in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-1599, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2000-0679, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2003-1235, Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY Alternative names: HARRY CONNOR'S TRAILER PARK WATER SYS
ERA AVIATION INC (600 AIRPORT SVC RD in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2000-0351, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT; AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED; EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING Organizations: ERA AVIATION, INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ERA HELICOPTERS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
GALEN MEDICAL INCORPORATED DBA COLUMBIA WOMEN AND CHILDREN HOSPITAL (4200 NELSON ROAD in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS Business NAICS classification: SECONDARY SMELTING, REFINING, AND ALLOYING OF NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM). Alternative names: GALEN-MED INC DBA COLUMBIA WOM & CHIL HO, HUMEDICENTERS INCORPORATED, PAM J BURGESS
ALFRED M BARBE HIGH SCHOOL (2200 WEST MCNEESE STREET in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010003 Organizations: CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
A A NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1001 COUNTRY CLUB RD in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010042 Organizations: CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
PRIEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (3741 NELSON ROAD in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010046 Organizations: CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
GARYS AUTO REPAIR INCORPORATED (1802 NEW SCHOOL ROAD in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.; ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Organizations: GARY L FLOYD (CONTACT/OWNER)
, WILLIE DERING (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GARYS AUTO RPR INC, TUNE UPS PLUS
PRIEN PINE BLUFF SUBDIVISION WATER SYS (4729 PONDEROSA in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2001-1271, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2002-1202, Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
GULF TRAILER PARK WATER SYS (4901 ORLEANS ST in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2000-0666, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
AIR LOGISTICS (2465 E GAUTHIER RD ID354 in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OFFSHORE LOGISTICS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, OFFSHORE LOGISTICS DBA AIR LOGISTICS (CONTACT/OWNER)
MS. ELLEN'S DAYCARE (2950 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CHILD DAY CARE SERVICES Alternative names: MS. ELLEN'S DAY CARE
FIRESTORE TIRE & SERVICE CENTERS (3465 RYAN STREET in LAKE CHARLES, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS Organizations: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: FIRESTONE STORES 679402
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.6%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (60%)
Utility gas (33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Wood (1%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 42,627. Population change in the 1990s: -13,024 (-30.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 21,867
Northeast: 554
Midwest: 1,236
South: 4,115
West: 750
55% of the 70605 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,791
Here:
40.8%
Louisiana:
17.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,307
Here:
51.4%
Louisiana:
17.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,175
Here:
36.6%
Louisiana:
17.9%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (LAKE CHARLES, LA):
CALCASIEU REFINING COMPANY INC (4359 W TANK FARM RD; small business) : $351,471,138 in 5 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base, Fuel Oils by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $41,935,320; 2005: $58,479,120; 2006: $251,056,698.
Biggest contracts:
$201,307,488 with Defense Logistics Agency for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base. Signed on 2006-03-23. Completion date: 2007-04-30.
$49,749,210, same as above.Signed on 2006-03-23. Completion date: 2007-04-30.
$41,935,320, same as above.Signed on 2004-03-02. Completion date: 2005-04-30.
$40,917,980 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2005-03-18. Completion date: 2006-04-30.
PELICAN LUMBER AND EXPORT, INC (4848 IHLES ROAD; small business) : $30,399,862 in 886 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials, Miscellaneous Prefabricated Structures, Operation Training Devices by Defense Logistics Agency, Navy, Army, Air Force, and others Signed by year:2000: $50,194; 2001: $788,142; 2002: $1,343,790; 2003: $1,885,602; 2004: $14,685,900; 2005: $7,971,714; 2006: $3,674,520.
Biggest contracts:
$2,087,168 with Defense Logistics Agency for Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials. Signed on 2004-01-21. Completion date: 2004-03-22.
$1,536,464, same as above.Signed on 2004-04-15. Completion date: 2004-06-01.
$954,560, same as above.Signed on 2004-12-23. Completion date: 2005-01-23.
$695,061, same as above.Signed on 2004-05-07. Completion date: 2004-05-08.
J & S BROKERIDGE (208 PECANWOOD DR; small business) : $522,555 in 7 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Non-Food Items For Resale, Food Items For Resale by Defense Commissary Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $110,585; 2005: $280,100; 2006: $131,870.
Biggest contracts:
$131,870 with Defense Commissary Agency for Non-Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2006-01-01. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$118,623 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$110,585, same as above.Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$77,345 with Defense Commissary Agency for Non-Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
ERA AVIATION INC (600 AIRPORT SERVICE RD) : $448,000 in 2 contractsfrom 2000 to 2001
$224,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Forest/Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression Services. Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 2002-07-15.
$224,000, same as above.Signed on 2000-08-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
LANIER WORLDWIDE INC (4407 NELSON RD)
$39,421 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies. Signed on 1999-11-05. Completion date: 1999-09-30.
CASTLE, HARRY K (1616 W MCNEESE ST; small business)
$24,000 with Army for Dentistry Services. Signed on 2004-04-02. Completion date: 2004-04-06.
ALFRED MILLER CONTRACTING CO (1177 L MILLER RD)
$12,454 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2006-04-27. Completion date: 2006-04-04.
MINT REPORTING (2636 LAURA LN; small business) : $1,557 in 6 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Court Reporting Services by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $5,150; 2005: $-3,593; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$5,000 with Army for Court Reporting Services. Signed on 2004-09-14. Completion date: 2004-09-29.
$5,000, same as above.Signed on 2004-02-09. Completion date: 2004-02-25.
$5,000, same as above.Signed on 2004-03-24. Completion date: 2004-04-14.
$-3,593, same as above.Signed on 2005-03-03. Completion date: 2004-09-29.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 250-499 employees: 1 establishment)