2022 population: 243,890 ( 8,629 from 2010 , 15,062 from 2020)
Land area: 3506.2 square miles
Population density: 69.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	169,967	69.69%	0.6%
Black:	53,565	21.96%	2.6%
Indian:	1,387	0.57%	16.1%
Asian:	3,442	1.41%	45.4%
2+ races:	4,833	1.98%	22.8%
Hispanic:	10,696	4.39%	75.3%

Total non-White:	73,923	30.31%	11.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,231	14.0
Deaths:	7,099	13.7
Net Migration:	-15,184	-29.3
Net Immigration:	546	1.1

Change in White population:	1,069	0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,560	3.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
235,261
168,898	71.79%
52,206	22.19%
1,195	0.51%
2,367	1.01%
3,937	1.67%
6,102	2.59%
66,363	28.21%

2000
226,554
170,473	75.25%
48,386	21.36%
778	0.34%
1,458	0.64%
2,087	0.92%
3,146	1.39%
56,081	24.75%

1990
207,477
160,348	77.28%
43,145	20.80%
677	0.33%
699	0.34%
n/a
2,608	1.26%
47,129	22.72%

1980
206,251
160,831	77.98%
41,130	19.94%
389	0.19%
498	0.24%
n/a
3,220	1.56%
45,420	22.02%

1970
176,497
137,828	78.09%
36,431	20.64%
127	0.07%
115	0.07%
n/a
1,888	1.07%
38,669	21.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
30,513	13.5
19,945	8.8
-7,139	-3.2
915	0.4

-1,575	-0.7
10,282	4.5

Number	Rate
1990's
33,942	16.4
19,078	9.2
-967	-0.5
1,063	0.5

10,125	4.9
8,952	4.3

Number	Rate
1980's
38,473	18.7
16,971	8.2
-18,593	-9.0
n/a

-483	-0.2
1,709	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
7,640	4.3
n/a

23,003	13.0
6,751	3.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Lake Charles, LA Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.0
68,060	27.9%
175,830	72.1%
42,361	17.4%

100,242
2.68

67,043	66.9%
48,420	72.2%
7,032	10.5%
33,199	33.1%

2010
Number	Percent
36.1
59,963	25.5%
175,298	74.5%
29,829	12.7%

89,730
2.57

61,957	69.0%
43,741	70.6%
7,580	12.2%
27,773	31.0%

2000
Number	Percent
34.8
62,111	27.4%
164,443	72.6%
26,795	11.8%

84,479
2.61

61,045	72.3%
46,270	75.8%
6,867	11.2%
23,434	27.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
61,277	29.5%
146,200	70.5%
22,222	10.7%

73,731
2.76

55,830	75.7%
44,619	79.9%
5,618	10.1%
17,901	24.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
65,685	31.8%
140,566	68.2%
18,253	8.8%

68,924
2.94

54,361	78.9%
46,398	85.4%
3,833	7.1%
14,563	21.1%

2022 Housing Data for Lake Charles, LA Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,066	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,403	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,225	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,947	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,522	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,238	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,736	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,428	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,012	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,436	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,150	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,731	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,700	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,747	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,225	8.2%
$200,000 or more	6,676	6.7%

Median Household Income	64,166
Per Capita Income	32,782

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,833	6.8%
Public Assistance	1,955	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15,265	15.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	105,255	64.2%
Unemployed	7,011	4.3%
In Armed Forces	326	0.2%

Total Labor Force	112,592	68.6%
Not in Labor Force	51,435	31.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	46,507	36,453	56.1%
Non-Profit	2,598	4,308	37.6%
Self-Employed	6,641	3,336	66.6%

Local Government	3,831	6,548	36.9%
State Government	1,822	2,717	40.1%
Federal Government	1,226	775	61.3%

Total Private + Self	53,148	39,789	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,477	14,348	39.8%
Total	62,625	54,137	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,232	11.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	23,085	19.7%
Professional, Technical	25,873	22.1%
Service Occupations	22,027	18.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	524	0.4%
All others	32,671	28.0%

White Collar		53.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	15,408	596.3%
Construction	13,487	521.9%
Retail trade	13,084	506.3%
Manufacturing	12,567	486.3%
Educational services	11,212	433.9%
Accommodation and food services	7,023	271.8%
Other services	6,502	251.6%
Public administration	5,782	223.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,761	184.2%
Transportation and warehousing	4,705	182.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,624	178.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,424	171.2%
Finance and insurance	3,679	142.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,198	85.1%
Wholesale trade	2,048	79.3%
Utilities	1,565	60.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,454	56.3%
Information	1,290	49.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,048	40.6%
Management	27	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,963	2.16%
Puerto Rican	826	0.30%
Cuban	290	0.11%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1,251	0.45%
Costa Rican	5	0.00%
Guatemalan	164	0.06%
Honduran	842	0.31%
Nicaraguan	37	0.01%
Panamanian	97	0.04%
Salvadoran	106	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	797	0.29%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	17	0.01%
Chilean	52	0.02%
Colombian	370	0.13%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	98	0.04%
Uruguayan	11	0.00%
Venezuelan	188	0.07%
Other South American	61	0.02%

Other Hispanic	2,822	1.02%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,175	0.43%
Vietnamese	376	0.14%
Cambodian	246	0.09%
Filipino	171	0.06%
Japanese	164	0.06%
Chinese	148	0.05%
Laotian	114	0.04%
Thai	74	0.03%
Korean	73	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	241,222	93.9%
Spanish	7,723	3.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3,907	1.5%
Other Indo-European	1,693	0.7%
Other Asian	944	0.4%
Vietnamese	432	0.2%
Other	308	0.1%
Arabic	162	0.1%
Tagalog	137	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	28,069	10.2%
American	19,319	7.0%
English	18,487	6.7%
Irish	18,487	6.7%
German	17,156	6.2%
French Canadian	14,850	5.4%
Italian	5,641	2.0%
Cajun	4,863	1.8%
Scottish	3,097	1.1%
European	2,877	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	2,323	0.8%
British	1,538	0.6%
Dutch	1,080	0.4%
Swedish	1,001	0.4%
African	810	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	270,246	98.1%
Not a citizen	5,322	1.9%

Native	266,952	96.9%
Foreign-born	8,616	3.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,310	3.4%	15,990	8.7%	65,973	35.9%	55,942	30.4%	26,277	14.3%	13,497	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,310	3.4%
9-12 Years	15,990	8.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	65,973	35.9%
Some College	55,942	30.4%
Bach. Degree	26,277	14.3%
Grad Degree	13,497	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	101,402	95,261	6,141	6.1%
1991	105,256	97,245	8,011	7.6%
1992	106,710	98,106	8,604	8.1%
1993	104,399	96,774	7,625	7.3%
1994	108,053	100,108	7,945	7.4%
1995	109,703	102,813	6,890	6.3%
1996	112,575	105,929	6,646	5.9%
1997	113,452	106,695	6,757	6.0%
1998	113,596	107,543	6,053	5.3%
1999	115,342	109,290	6,052	5.2%

2000	113,313	107,553	5,760	5.1%
2001	112,903	106,407	6,496	5.8%
2002	111,874	105,255	6,619	5.9%
2003	113,743	106,289	7,454	6.6%
2004	112,840	106,386	6,454	5.7%
2005	119,141	109,974	9,167	7.7%
2006	117,599	113,224	4,375	3.7%
2007	118,315	113,439	4,876	4.1%
2008	120,388	115,008	5,380	4.5%
2009	118,779	110,821	7,958	6.7%

2010	115,079	106,278	8,801	7.6%
2011	114,134	105,676	8,458	7.4%
2012	115,160	107,448	7,712	6.7%
2013	115,895	108,535	7,360	6.4%
2014	121,160	113,933	7,227	6.0%
2015	126,382	119,367	7,015	5.6%
2016	130,816	124,232	6,584	5.0%
2017	136,306	130,600	5,706	4.2%
2018	137,839	132,255	5,584	4.1%
2019	135,125	129,519	5,606	4.1%

2020	124,495	113,680	10,815	8.7%
2021	121,603	114,954	6,649	5.5%
2022	119,318	115,129	4,189	3.5%
2023	117,133	113,039	4,094	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	122,321
Median Value	$183,799

Occupied	100,242	81.9%
Vacant	22,079	18.1%

Owned	73,330	73.2%
Rented	26,912	26.8%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	82,800	67.7%
Detached	81,355	66.5%
Attached	1,445	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,915	8.1%
Mobile Homes	22,413	18.3%

Lake Charles, LA Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lake Charles, LA Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Lake Charles, LA Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lake Charles, LA Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lake Charles, LA Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lake Charles, LA Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lake Charles, LA Market Area