Lake Charles.
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Louisiana·Calcasieu County
29 tracts·58K people·$214K median·1,222/mi²
White 45 · Black 42 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 39 · Living alone 33 · Other 28
Health 34 · Retail 16 · Professional 16 · Leisure 14 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 8 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Service 21 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 5 · Walk 3 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lake Charles is $214,300 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Lake Charles has 81,143 residents across 21 census tracts and 22 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.6; the population is 45.3% White, 42.4% Black, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Multiracial, 2.7% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 29.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.3% (Census ACS).
T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School (92%), Prien Lake Elementary School (79%) and A. A. Nelson Elementary School (53%) lead the elementary schools; S. J. Welsh Middle School (49%), F. K. White Middle School (36%) and Oak Park Middle School (17%) lead the middle schools; Alfred M. Barbe High School (54%), Lake Charles College Prep (21%) and Washington/Marion Magnet High School (13%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,109/month, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lake Charles is $59,235 a year, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lake Charles, median rent is $1,109/month and the median home value is $214,300 (Census ACS).
Lake Charles reported 6.4 violent crimes and 29.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 44°F; there are 95 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 63 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lake Charles are lightning (86), hail (79) and ice storm (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lake Charles, 2.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).