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Lake Charles LA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	71,757	393 (of 25,150) (98%)	6 (of 398) (98%)
Average Income	$30,774	15,982 (36%)	148 (63%)
Median House Value	$72,100	13,339 (47%)	135 (66%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	50.2%	23,004 (of 25,150) (9%)	288 (of 398) (28%)
% Black Population	46.8%	1,124 (96%)	109 (73%)
% Hispanic Population	1.4%	13,531 (46%)	175 (56%)
% Asian Population	1.1%	5,300 (79%)	55 (86%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	14,435 (43%)	241 (39%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	75.4%	16,445 (of 25,150) (35%)	113 (of 398) (72%)
% College Graduates	20.2%	6,873 (73%)	57 (86%)
% Never Married	30.0%	3,552 (86%)	114 (71%)
% Married	47.0%	21,521 (14%)	280 (30%)
% Seperated	3.4%	3,367 (87%)	121 (70%)
% Divorced	11.3%	9,024 (64%)	129 (68%)
% Foreign Born	2.1%	10,916 (57%)	80 (80%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	31,311	353 (of 25,150) (99%)	6 (of 398) (98%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	8.6%	17,460 (31%)	197 (51%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	5.1%	13,613 (46%)	102 (74%)
Average Rooms in House	5.1	17,755 (29%)	231 (42%)
% Households with No Car	11.6%	5,116 (80%)	192 (52%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	10.8%	21,546 (14%)	255 (36%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,403 (86%)	55 (86%)
Median House Value	$72,100	13,339 (47%)	135 (66%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	10.1%	6,894 (73%)	181 (55%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.9%	4,270 (83%)	39 (90%)
Average Monthly Rent	$462	11,891 (53%)	97 (76%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	60.1%	14,715 (of 25,150) (41%)	99 (of 398) (75%)
% Drive Alone to Work	80.4%	10,224 (59%)	149 (63%)
% Take Public Transportation	0.7%	7,563 (70%)	107 (73%)
% Walk to Work	2.3%	12,666 (50%)	168 (58%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	16.9	21,975 (13%)	379 (5%)
% Households making less than $10,000	16.5%	5,444 (78%)	237 (40%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.8%	4,972 (80%)	52 (87%)
Median Household Income	$30,774	15,982 (36%)	148 (63%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.3%	10,092 (60%)	189 (53%)
Per Capita Income	$17,922	10,135 (60%)	59 (85%)
Male Worker Income	$33,005	10,129 (60%)	120 (70%)
Female Worker Income	$21,041	15,486 (38%)	152 (62%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	16.3%	4,686 (81%)	226 (43%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	19.6%	5,153 (80%)	235 (41%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Houston, Texas	134 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.85

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Gulfport, Mississippi	0.91
North Charleston, South Carolina	0.90
Pontiac, Michigan	0.88
Lynchburg, Virginia	0.88
Albany, Georgia	0.87
Longview, Texas	0.87
Jackson, Tennessee	0.87
Tuscaloosa, Alabama	0.87
Springfield, Ohio	0.87
Wilmington, Delaware	0.85

Lake Charles LA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
French Canadian People	3,737	38
French People	8,065	63
Houses Worth Less than $50,000	3,951	102
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	153	111
Black or African American Population	33,599	114

Lake Charles LA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 398)
French Canadian People	3,737	3
Fuel oil or Kerosene Fueled Households	34	3
Black or African American Population	33,599	4
Black Plus Other Race Population	34,053	4
Grandparents Taking Care of Children Under 18	1,149	4

Lake Charles LA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	51.1%	23,131
Percent White Population	50.2%	23,004
Percent In Household Population	95.0%	22,317
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	57.6%	22,222
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino (and White) Population	49.5%	22,148

Lake Charles LA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 398)
Average Commute Time	17	379
Percent Mobile Homes	2.1%	361
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	57.6%	358
Percent of People who Moved into their House between 1980 and 1989	12.0%	348
Percent In Household Population	95.0%	344

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Lake Charles LA	Gulfport, Mississippi
Total Population	71,757	71,127
Average Age	35.3	33.6
Average Income	$30,774	$32,779
Median House Value	$72,100	$80,300
% White Population	50.2%	62.2%
% Black Population	46.8%	33.5%
% Asian Population	1.1%	1.3%
% Hispanic Population	1.4%	2.6%

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