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Lake Charles, LA
Demographic Data




Lake Charles Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights….

Lake Charles Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

79,633

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
15.9%
18 - 24:
11.0%
25 - 34:
15.2%
35 - 54:
22.2%
55 - 64:
12.2%
Over 65 Years:
17.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.6%
6.6%
90.2%
90.2%
29.4%
29.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Lake Charles
USA
$35,847
$35,847
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Lake Charles
USA
$56,864
$56,864
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

23.2%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Education
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Other
Arts
Public Service
Administration
Transportation
18.2%
18.2%
11.4%
11.4%
10.1%
10.1%
7.9%
7.9%
7.7%
7.7%
6.9%
6.9%
5.8%
5.8%
5.1%
5.1%
4.7%
4.7%
4.7%
4.7%
4.5%
4.5%
3.8%
3.8%
3.4%
3.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
46.5%
46.5%
42.8%
42.8%
4.7%
4.7%
3.4%
3.4%
2.5%
2.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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French
English
German
Irish
French Canadian
Italian
European
Acadian/Cajun
Scots-Irish
African
Scottish
Dutch
Polish
Norwegian
Czech
British
Scandinavian
Welsh
Russian
Austrian
7.6%
7.6%
6.1%
6.1%
4.9%
4.9%
4.4%
4.4%
2.9%
2.9%
2.6%
2.6%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
French Creole
Other Indo-European
Langs. of India
Native American languages
Tagalog
African languages
Arabic
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Polish
German/Yiddish
Portuguese
Italian
Hungarian
Navajo
Laotian
93.0%
93.0%
3.3%
3.3%
1.3%
1.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Lake Charles Residents

4.7%


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