Lake Charles, Louisiana Neighborhood Info

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Lake Charles, Louisiana QuickFacts

	Lake Charles, Louisiana	United States
Total population	71,757	281,421,906
State	Louisiana
City	lake charles

Lake Charles, Louisiana Population

	Lake Charles, Louisiana	%, Lake Charles, Louisiana	United States
Male	34,177	47.63%	49.06%
Female	37,580	52.37%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.3		35.3

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	Lake Charles, Louisiana	%, Lake Charles, Louisiana	United States
18 years and over	53,449	74.49%	74.31%
21 years and over	49,607	69.13%	69.97%
62 years and over	12,211	17.02%	14.66%
65 years and over	10,517	14.66%	12.43%

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	Lake Charles, Louisiana	%, Lake Charles, Louisiana	United States
White	36,042	50.23%	75.14%
Black or African American	33,599	46.82%	12.32%
Asian	770	1.07%	3.64%
Some other race	523	0.73%	5.46%
Two or more races	823	1.15%	2.43%

Lake Charles, Louisiana Housing

	Lake Charles, Louisiana	%, Lake Charles, Louisiana	United States
Total households	27,974		105,480,101
Family households (families)	18,027	64.44%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	9,947	35.56%	31.94%

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	Lake Charles, Louisiana	%, Lake Charles, Louisiana	United States
Total housing units	31,311		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	3,455	11.03%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	27,974	89.34%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	16,122	51.49%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	11,852	37.85%	30.77%

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	Lake Charles, Louisiana	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	3,951	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	7,119	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,269	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	740	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	602	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	350	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	110	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	21	0.57%
Median (dollars)	72,100	119,600

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	Lake Charles, Louisiana	%, Lake Charles, Louisiana	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	6,526	23.33%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	7,091	25.35%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,543	12.67%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,360	12.01%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,203	11.45%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	4,164	14.89%	9.65%

Lake Charles, Louisiana Education

	Lake Charles, Louisiana	%, Lake Charles, Louisiana	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	20,118		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,600	7.95%	6.47%
Kindergarten	956	4.75%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,366	41.58%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	4,346	21.6%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,850	24.11%	22.81%

Lake Charles, Louisiana Economy

	Lake Charles, Louisiana	%, Lake Charles, Louisiana	United States
Population 16 years and over	55,394		217,168,077
In labor force	33,288	60.09%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	33,250	60.02%	63.39%
- - Employed	30,219	54.55%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,031	5.47%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	38	0.07%	0.53%
Not in labor force	22,106	39.91%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	29,703	53.62%	51.66%
In labor force	15,885	28.68%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	15,880	28.67%	29.65%
- - Employed	14,656	26.46%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	5,453	9.84%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,635		12,787,501

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	Lake Charles, Louisiana	%, Lake Charles, Louisiana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	27,965		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,620	16.52%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,831	10.12%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,412	15.78%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,733	13.35%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,994	14.28%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,133	14.78%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,047	7.32%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,397	5.0%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	300	1.07%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	498	1.78%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	30,774		41,994

	Lake Charles, Louisiana	%, Lake Charles, Louisiana	United States
With earnings	21,187	38.25%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,601		56,604
With Social Security income	8,074	14.58%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,530		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,789	3.23%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,044		6,320
With public assistance income	915	1.65%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,191		3,032
With retirement income	4,574	8.26%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,042		17,376

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