Lake Charles, LA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	71,757	100.0

Male	34,177	47.6
Female	37,580	52.4

Under 5 years	4,978	6.9
5 to 9 years	5,086	7.1
10 to 14 years	4,932	6.9
15 to 19 years	5,882	8.2
20 to 24 years	5,715	8.0
25 to 34 years	8,971	12.5
35 to 44 years	10,308	14.4
45 to 54 years	9,235	12.9
55 to 59 years	3,242	4.5
60 to 64 years	2,891	4.0
65 to 74 years	5,553	7.7
75 to 84 years	3,698	5.2
85 years and over	1,266	1.8

Median age (years)	35.3	(X)

18 years and over	53,449	74.5
Male	24,872	34.7
Female	28,577	39.8
21 years and over	49,607	69.1
62 years and over	12,211	17.0
65 years and over	10,517	14.7
Male	4,122	5.7
Female	6,395	8.9

RACE
One race	70,934	98.9
White	36,042	50.2
Black or African American	33,599	46.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	167	0.2
Asian	770	1.1
Asian Indian	231	0.3
Chinese	106	0.1
Filipino	89	0.1
Japanese	15	0.0
Korean	50	0.1
Vietnamese	166	0.2
Other Asian ¹	113	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	18	0.0
Native Hawaiian	7	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	8	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	3	0.0
Some other race	338	0.5
Two or more races	823	1.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	36,653	51.1
Black or African American	34,053	47.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	489	0.7
Asian	892	1.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	50	0.1
Some other race	589	0.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	71,757	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,007	1.4
Mexican	385	0.5
Puerto Rican	148	0.2
Cuban	70	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	404	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	70,750	98.6
White alone	35,540	49.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	71,757	100.0
In households	68,187	95.0
Householder	27,974	39.0
Spouse	11,645	16.2
Child	21,091	29.4
Own child under 18 years	15,630	21.8
Other relatives	4,335	6.0
Under 18 years	2,210	3.1
Nonrelatives	3,142	4.4
Unmarried partner	1,329	1.9
In group quarters	3,570	5.0
Institutionalized population	2,208	3.1
Noninstitutionalized population	1,362	1.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	27,974	100.0
Family households (families)	18,027	64.4
With own children under 18 years	8,519	30.5
Married-couple family	11,645	41.6
With own children under 18 years	4,777	17.1
Female householder, no husband present	5,220	18.7
With own children under 18 years	3,201	11.4
Nonfamily households	9,947	35.6
Householder living alone	8,394	30.0
Householder 65 years and over	3,110	11.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	9,774	34.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	7,363	26.3

Average household size	2.44	(X)
Average family size	3.06	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	31,429	100.0
Occupied housing units	27,974	89.0
Vacant housing units	3,455	11.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	123	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	13.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	27,974	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	16,122	57.6
Renter-occupied housing units	11,852	42.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.51	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.34	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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