2022 population: 207,320 ( 7,713 from 2010 , 15,078 from 2020)
Land area: 2348.7 square miles
Population density: 88.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	140,443	67.74%	0.2%
Black:	49,550	23.90%	4.1%
Indian:	1,020	0.49%	17.4%
Asian:	3,181	1.53%	49.1%
2+ races:	3,949	1.90%	22.9%
Hispanic:	9,177	4.43%	80.0%

Total non-White:	66,877	32.26%	12.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,136	13.8
Deaths:	6,023	13.5
Net Migration:	-15,141	-34.0
Net Immigration:	523	1.2

Change in White population:	275	0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,438	3.7

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
199,607
140,168	70.22%
47,609	23.85%
869	0.44%
2,134	1.07%
3,213	1.61%
5,099	2.55%
59,439	29.78%

2000
193,568
142,960	73.86%
44,157	22.81%
569	0.29%
1,253	0.65%
1,738	0.90%
2,678	1.38%
50,608	26.14%

1990
177,394
135,419	76.34%
38,754	21.85%
433	0.24%
581	0.33%
n/a
2,207	1.24%
41,975	23.66%

1980
176,559
136,311	77.20%
36,391	20.61%
373	0.21%
427	0.24%
n/a
2,874	1.63%
40,248	22.80%

1970
153,609
119,561	77.83%
32,280	21.01%
123	0.08%
78	0.05%
n/a
1,478	0.96%
34,048	22.17%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
26,276	13.6
16,923	8.7
-8,558	-4.4
888	0.5

-2,792	-1.4
8,831	4.6

Number	Rate
1990's
28,946	16.3
16,152	9.1
-1,378	-0.8
998	0.6

7,541	4.3
8,633	4.9

Number	Rate
1980's
33,187	18.8
14,360	8.1
-16,549	-9.4
n/a

-892	-0.5
1,727	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,304	2.2
n/a

16,750	10.9
6,200	4.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Lake Charles, LA Metro 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
36.9
53,689	25.9%
153,631	74.1%
33,193	16.0%

79,019
2.70

52,051	65.9%
37,722	72.5%
5,627	10.8%
26,968	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
36.0
50,668	25.4%
148,939	74.6%
25,207	12.6%

76,571
2.56

52,433	68.5%
36,405	69.4%
6,720	12.8%
24,138	31.5%

2000
Number	Percent
34.7
53,086	27.4%
140,482	72.6%
22,901	11.8%

72,349
2.61

51,952	71.8%
38,955	75.0%
6,176	11.9%
20,397	28.2%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
52,409	29.5%
124,985	70.5%
18,979	10.7%

63,388
2.76

47,803	75.4%
37,766	79.0%
5,039	10.5%
15,585	24.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
55,893	31.7%
120,666	68.3%
15,333	8.7%

59,446
2.93

46,701	78.6%
39,785	85.2%
3,361	7.2%
12,745	21.4%

2022 Housing Data for Lake Charles, LA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,826	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,228	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,270	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,877	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,557	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,396	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,811	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,728	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,189	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,615	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,239	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,452	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,623	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,201	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,083	7.7%
$200,000 or more	5,924	7.5%

Median Household Income	64,520
Per Capita Income	33,496

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,110	6.5%
Public Assistance	1,590	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,658	14.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	84,995	66.0%
Unemployed	5,021	3.9%
In Armed Forces	37	0.0%

Total Labor Force	90,053	69.9%
Not in Labor Force	38,780	30.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	37,053	30,745	54.7%
Non-Profit	1,987	3,608	35.5%
Self-Employed	5,593	2,611	68.2%

Local Government	3,241	5,035	39.2%
State Government	1,537	2,026	43.1%
Federal Government	672	364	64.9%

Total Private + Self	42,646	33,356	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,437	11,033	40.3%
Total	50,083	44,389	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,683	11.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,146	20.2%
Professional, Technical	21,030	22.2%
Service Occupations	18,652	19.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	336	0.4%
All others	25,060	26.5%

White Collar		53.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	12,805	13.5%
Construction	11,290	11.9%
Retail trade	10,827	11.4%
Manufacturing	9,513	10.1%
Educational services	9,043	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	6,071	6.4%
Other services	4,850	5.1%
Public administration	4,255	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,007	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,913	4.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,908	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	3,708	3.9%
Finance and insurance	3,093	3.3%
Wholesale trade	1,648	1.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,639	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,227	1.3%
Utilities	1,120	1.2%
Information	1,105	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	549	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,443	2.05%
Puerto Rican	510	0.24%
Cuban	287	0.13%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1,115	0.52%
Costa Rican	5	0.00%
Guatemalan	164	0.08%
Honduran	782	0.36%
Nicaraguan	24	0.01%
Panamanian	71	0.03%
Salvadoran	69	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	718	0.33%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	17	0.01%
Chilean	52	0.02%
Colombian	291	0.13%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	98	0.05%
Uruguayan	11	0.01%
Venezuelan	188	0.09%
Other South American	61	0.03%

Other Hispanic	1,968	0.91%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,137	0.53%
Vietnamese	370	0.17%
Cambodian	239	0.11%
Chinese	138	0.06%
Filipino	68	0.03%
Japanese	67	0.03%
Thai	65	0.03%
Laotian	51	0.02%
Korean	48	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	189,155	94.0%
Spanish	5,796	2.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3,029	1.5%
Other Indo-European	1,503	0.7%
Other Asian	851	0.4%
Vietnamese	420	0.2%
Other	142	0.1%
Chinese	123	0.1%
Arabic	114	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	22,888	10.6%
American	15,446	7.1%
Irish	13,905	6.4%
French Canadian	13,242	6.1%
English	13,143	6.1%
German	12,852	5.9%
Italian	4,677	2.2%
Cajun	4,436	2.1%
European	2,252	1.0%
Scottish	2,200	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	1,909	0.9%
British	1,031	0.5%
Dutch	793	0.4%
Swedish	776	0.4%
African	711	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	212,433	98.2%
Not a citizen	3,784	1.8%

Native	209,591	96.9%
Foreign-born	6,626	3.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,516	3.1%	11,675	8.1%	49,234	34.2%	44,899	31.2%	22,031	15.3%	11,490	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,516	3.1%
9-12 Years	11,675	8.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	49,234	34.2%
Some College	44,899	31.2%
Bach. Degree	22,031	15.3%
Grad Degree	11,490	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	164,652	155,300	9,352	5.7%
1991	171,938	159,552	12,386	7.2%
1992	172,700	159,400	13,300	7.7%
1993	166,848	155,282	11,566	6.9%
1994	173,490	161,514	11,976	6.9%
1995	177,042	166,580	10,462	5.9%
1996	182,494	172,344	10,150	5.6%
1997	184,838	174,230	10,608	5.7%
1998	185,068	175,806	9,262	5.0%
1999	186,600	177,318	9,282	5.0%

2000	181,334	172,394	8,940	4.9%
2001	180,630	170,624	10,006	5.5%
2002	178,422	168,376	10,046	5.6%
2003	180,964	169,640	11,324	6.3%
2004	180,388	170,668	9,720	5.4%
2005	192,026	177,560	14,466	7.5%
2006	188,556	181,852	6,704	3.6%
2007	190,572	183,134	7,438	3.9%
2008	194,228	186,006	8,222	4.2%
2009	190,554	178,610	11,944	6.3%

2010	182,250	168,576	13,674	7.5%
2011	181,156	168,070	13,086	7.2%
2012	183,098	171,150	11,948	6.5%
2013	185,416	174,002	11,414	6.2%
2014	195,136	183,894	11,242	5.8%
2015	204,924	194,014	10,910	5.3%
2016	213,646	203,452	10,194	4.8%
2017	225,252	216,358	8,894	3.9%
2018	228,784	220,144	8,640	3.8%
2019	222,948	214,188	8,760	3.9%

2020	203,260	185,108	18,152	8.9%
2021	197,744	186,620	11,124	5.6%
2022	192,662	185,960	6,702	3.5%
2023	188,878	182,416	6,462	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	96,987
Median Value	$196,192

Occupied	79,019	81.5%
Vacant	17,968	18.5%

Owned	56,345	71.3%
Rented	22,674	28.7%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	65,701	67.7%
Detached	64,442	66.4%
Attached	1,259	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,243	9.5%
Mobile Homes	16,082	16.6%

Lake Charles, LA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Lake Charles, LA Metro Area

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

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lake Charles, LA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lake Charles, LA Metro Area