Lake Charles

Lake Charles Population and Demographics

Lake Charles Population and Demographics Resources


Lake Charles Population: 71757 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 34177 47.63%
Female 37580 52.37%

Under 5 years 4978 6.94%
5 to 9 years 5086 7.09%
10 to 14 years 4932 6.87%
15 to 19 years 5882 8.2%
20 to 24 years 5715 7.96%
25 to 34 years 8971 12.5%
35 to 44 years 10308 14.37%
45 to 54 years 9235 12.87%
55 to 59 years 3242 4.52%
60 to 64 years 2891 4.03%
65 to 74 years 5553 7.74%
75 to 84 years 3698 5.15%
85 years and over 1266 1.76%

Median age (years) 35.3

18 years and over 53449 74.49%
Male 24872 34.66%
Female 28577 39.82%
21 years and over 49607 69.13%
62 years and over 12211 17.02%
65 years and over 10517 14.66%
Male 4122 5.74%
Female 6395 8.91%

Race
One race 70934 98.85%
White 36042 50.23%
Black or African American 33599 46.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native 167 0.23%
Asian 770 1.07%
Asian indian 231 0.32%
Chinese 106 0.15%
Filipino 89 0.12%
Japanese 15 0.02%
Korean 50 0.07%
Vietnamese 166 0.23%
Other Asian 113 0.16%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 18 0.03%
Native Hawaiian 7 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 8 0.01%
Samoan 0 0%
Other Pacific Islander 3 0%
Some other race 338 0.47%
Two or more races 823 1.15%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 71757 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1007 1.4%
Mexican 385 0.54%
Puerto Rican 148 0.21%
Cuban 70 0.1%
Other Hispanic or Latino 404 0.56%
Not Hispanic or Latino 70750 98.6%
White alone 35540 49.53%

Relationship
Total Population 71757 100.00%
In households 68187 95.02%
Householder 27974 38.98%
Spouse 11645 16.23%
Child 21091 29.39%
Own child under 18 years 15630 21.78%
Other relatives 4335 6.04%
Under 18 years 2210 3.08%
Nonrelatives 3142 4.38%
Unmarried partner 1329 1.85%
In group quarters 3570 4.98%
Institutionalized population 2208 3.08%
Non-Institutionalized population 1362 1.9%

Households by Type
Total Households 27974 100.0 %
Family households (families) 18027 64.44%
With own children under 18 years 8519 30.45%
Married-couple family 11645 41.63%
With own children under 18 years 4777 17.08%
Female householder, no husband present 5220 18.66%
With own children under 18 years 3201 11.44%
Non Family households 9947 35.56%
Householder living alone 8394 30.01%
Householder 65 years and over 3110 11.12%

Households with individuals under 18 years 9774 34.94%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 7363 26.32%

Average Household size 2.44
Average family size 3.06

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 31429 100.00%
Occupied housing units 27974 89.01%
Vacant housing units 3455 10.99%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 123 0.39%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 13.6

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 27974 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 16122 57.63%
Renter-occupied housing units. 11852 42.37%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.51
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.34

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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