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Population (2000): 71,757
Land Area (2000): 104.027 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 6.132 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 50.4186 (10.2) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 82.2186 (27.9) / 90.8186 (32.7)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,616
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 2,650
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 55 inches

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	71,125	99.45%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	394	0.55%

Lake Charles Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Lake Charles Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	32,652	30,493	2,159	6.61%	66
1991	34,505	31,590	2,916	8.45%	84
1992	34,739	31,486	3,253	9.36%	94
1993	32,726	29,962	2,764	8.44%	84
1994	34,292	31,444	2,848	8.30%	83
1995	35,050	32,593	2,457	7.01%	70
1996	36,263	33,860	2,403	6.63%	66
1997	36,853	34,336	2,517	6.83%	68
1998	36,661	34,479	2,182	5.95%	59
1999	37,057	34,915	2,142	5.78%	58
2000	32,856	30,970	1,886	5.74%	57
2001	32,765	30,661	2,103	6.42%	64
2002	32,300	30,136	2,163	6.70%	67
2003	32,867	30,400	2,468	7.51%	75
2004	32,816	30,745	2,072	6.31%	63
2005	33,771	31,309	2,462	7.29%	71
2006	33,137	31,917	1,220	3.68%	37
2007	33,394	32,097	1,298	3.89%	39
2008	33,266	31,823	1,443	4.34%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	31,062	28,906	2,156	6.94%	69
Feb 1990	30,926	29,071	1,855	6.00%	60
Mar 1990	31,452	29,697	1,755	5.58%	56
Apr 1990	31,838	30,191	1,647	5.17%	52
May 1990	31,944	30,401	1,543	4.83%	48
Jun 1990	33,615	31,306	2,309	6.87%	69
Jul 1990	33,912	31,605	2,307	6.80%	68
Aug 1990	33,089	30,649	2,440	7.37%	74
Sep 1990	33,561	31,134	2,427	7.23%	72
Oct 1990	33,592	31,301	2,291	6.82%	68
Nov 1990	33,587	31,081	2,506	7.46%	75
Dec 1990	33,243	30,573	2,670	8.03%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	33,025	30,320	2,705	8.19%	82
Feb 1991	33,107	30,832	2,275	6.87%	69
Mar 1991	33,741	31,537	2,204	6.53%	65
Apr 1991	34,002	31,810	2,192	6.45%	64
May 1991	33,949	31,433	2,516	7.41%	74
Jun 1991	35,581	32,188	3,393	9.54%	95
Jul 1991	35,611	32,136	3,475	9.76%	98
Aug 1991	35,599	32,010	3,589	10.08%	101
Sep 1991	35,026	31,553	3,473	9.92%	99
Oct 1991	35,009	31,826	3,183	9.09%	91
Nov 1991	34,851	31,834	3,017	8.66%	87
Dec 1991	34,561	31,597	2,964	8.58%	86

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	33,922	30,483	3,439	10.14%	101
Feb 1992	33,894	30,910	2,984	8.80%	88
Mar 1992	34,402	31,450	2,952	8.58%	86
Apr 1992	34,658	31,599	3,059	8.83%	88
May 1992	34,803	31,684	3,119	8.96%	90
Jun 1992	35,909	31,754	4,155	11.57%	116
Jul 1992	36,216	32,407	3,809	10.52%	105
Aug 1992	35,934	32,430	3,504	9.75%	98
Sep 1992	35,021	31,705	3,316	9.47%	95
Oct 1992	34,830	31,744	3,086	8.86%	89
Nov 1992	34,662	31,888	2,774	8.00%	80
Dec 1992	32,614	29,774	2,840	8.71%	87

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	31,887	28,385	3,502	10.98%	110
Feb 1993	31,622	28,708	2,914	9.22%	92
Mar 1993	32,185	29,340	2,845	8.84%	88
Apr 1993	32,089	29,349	2,740	8.54%	85
May 1993	32,101	29,563	2,538	7.91%	79
Jun 1993	33,082	29,967	3,115	9.42%	94
Jul 1993	33,498	30,786	2,712	8.10%	81
Aug 1993	33,338	30,744	2,594	7.78%	78
Sep 1993	33,263	30,929	2,334	7.02%	70
Oct 1993	33,155	30,453	2,702	8.15%	81
Nov 1993	33,222	30,617	2,605	7.84%	78
Dec 1993	33,266	30,703	2,563	7.70%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	33,497	30,316	3,181	9.50%	95
Feb 1994	33,508	30,815	2,693	8.04%	80
Mar 1994	33,976	31,254	2,722	8.01%	80
Apr 1994	33,752	30,946	2,806	8.31%	83
May 1994	33,726	30,943	2,783	8.25%	83
Jun 1994	34,528	31,273	3,255	9.43%	94
Jul 1994	35,144	32,033	3,111	8.85%	89
Aug 1994	34,997	31,965	3,032	8.66%	87
Sep 1994	34,674	31,791	2,883	8.31%	83
Oct 1994	35,010	32,265	2,745	7.84%	78
Nov 1994	34,579	32,001	2,578	7.46%	75
Dec 1994	34,110	31,724	2,386	7.00%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	34,064	31,266	2,798	8.21%	82
Feb 1995	33,807	31,392	2,415	7.14%	71
Mar 1995	34,440	32,070	2,370	6.88%	69
Apr 1995	34,313	31,736	2,577	7.51%	75
May 1995	34,299	31,888	2,411	7.03%	70
Jun 1995	34,791	31,962	2,829	8.13%	81
Jul 1995	35,391	32,799	2,592	7.32%	73
Aug 1995	35,967	33,503	2,464	6.85%	69
Sep 1995	35,935	33,473	2,462	6.85%	69
Oct 1995	35,980	33,724	2,256	6.27%	63
Nov 1995	35,836	33,601	2,235	6.24%	62
Dec 1995	35,779	33,700	2,079	5.81%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	35,424	32,932	2,492	7.03%	70
Feb 1996	35,511	33,486	2,025	5.70%	57
Mar 1996	36,019	33,951	2,068	5.74%	57
Apr 1996	35,541	33,364	2,177	6.13%	61
May 1996	36,017	33,638	2,379	6.61%	66
Jun 1996	36,425	33,662	2,763	7.59%	76
Jul 1996	36,742	34,216	2,526	6.87%	69
Aug 1996	36,755	34,336	2,419	6.58%	66
Sep 1996	36,676	34,212	2,464	6.72%	67
Oct 1996	36,862	34,197	2,665	7.23%	72
Nov 1996	36,511	34,163	2,348	6.43%	64
Dec 1996	36,672	34,167	2,505	6.83%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	36,301	33,509	2,792	7.69%	77
Feb 1997	36,201	33,966	2,235	6.17%	62
Mar 1997	36,936	34,501	2,435	6.59%	66
Apr 1997	36,906	34,580	2,326	6.30%	63
May 1997	36,819	34,353	2,466	6.70%	67
Jun 1997	36,926	33,688	3,238	8.77%	88
Jul 1997	37,388	34,462	2,926	7.83%	78
Aug 1997	37,050	34,519	2,531	6.83%	68
Sep 1997	36,700	34,170	2,530	6.89%	69
Oct 1997	37,111	34,783	2,328	6.27%	63
Nov 1997	37,135	34,882	2,253	6.07%	61
Dec 1997	36,757	34,619	2,138	5.82%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	36,533	34,070	2,463	6.74%	67
Feb 1998	36,241	34,496	1,745	4.81%	48
Mar 1998	36,647	34,694	1,953	5.33%	53
Apr 1998	36,987	35,052	1,935	5.23%	52
May 1998	36,879	34,901	1,978	5.36%	54
Jun 1998	37,346	34,821	2,525	6.76%	68
Jul 1998	37,503	35,032	2,471	6.59%	66
Aug 1998	36,993	34,389	2,604	7.04%	70
Sep 1998	36,677	34,248	2,429	6.62%	66
Oct 1998	36,420	34,256	2,164	5.94%	59
Nov 1998	35,924	33,866	2,058	5.73%	57
Dec 1998	35,781	33,918	1,863	5.21%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	36,584	34,191	2,393	6.54%	65
Feb 1999	36,768	34,909	1,859	5.06%	51
Mar 1999	36,804	35,054	1,750	4.75%	48
Apr 1999	36,727	34,933	1,794	4.88%	49
May 1999	36,298	34,459	1,839	5.07%	51
Jun 1999	37,371	34,636	2,735	7.32%	73
Jul 1999	37,514	34,918	2,596	6.92%	69
Aug 1999	37,330	34,843	2,487	6.66%	67
Sep 1999	37,354	35,012	2,342	6.27%	63
Oct 1999	37,758	35,554	2,204	5.84%	58
Nov 1999	37,277	35,317	1,960	5.26%	53
Dec 1999	36,902	35,159	1,743	4.72%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	32,756	30,654	2,102	6.42%	64
Feb 2000	32,898	31,181	1,717	5.22%	52
Mar 2000	33,049	31,320	1,729	5.23%	52
Apr 2000	32,856	31,353	1,503	4.57%	46
May 2000	32,821	31,078	1,743	5.31%	53
Jun 2000	33,199	30,914	2,285	6.88%	69
Jul 2000	33,221	31,132	2,089	6.29%	63
Aug 2000	32,933	30,875	2,058	6.25%	62
Sep 2000	32,402	30,523	1,879	5.80%	58
Oct 2000	32,877	31,042	1,835	5.58%	56
Nov 2000	32,620	30,797	1,823	5.59%	56
Dec 2000	32,639	30,770	1,869	5.73%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	32,811	30,521	2,290	6.98%	70
Feb 2001	32,493	30,645	1,848	5.69%	57
Mar 2001	32,721	30,929	1,792	5.48%	55
Apr 2001	32,725	30,922	1,803	5.51%	55
May 2001	32,486	30,611	1,875	5.77%	58
Jun 2001	33,262	30,759	2,503	7.53%	75
Jul 2001	33,456	31,122	2,334	6.98%	70
Aug 2001	32,685	30,421	2,264	6.93%	69
Sep 2001	32,933	30,745	2,188	6.64%	66
Oct 2001	32,855	30,715	2,140	6.51%	65
Nov 2001	32,520	30,439	2,081	6.40%	64
Dec 2001	32,228	30,107	2,121	6.58%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	32,276	30,021	2,255	6.99%	70
Feb 2002	32,417	30,543	1,874	5.78%	58
Mar 2002	32,366	30,514	1,852	5.72%	57
Apr 2002	32,156	30,312	1,844	5.73%	57
May 2002	32,029	29,918	2,111	6.59%	66
Jun 2002	32,694	30,030	2,664	8.15%	81
Jul 2002	32,732	30,355	2,377	7.26%	73
Aug 2002	32,332	29,987	2,345	7.25%	73
Sep 2002	32,414	30,159	2,255	6.96%	70
Oct 2002	32,111	30,015	2,096	6.53%	65
Nov 2002	32,057	29,955	2,102	6.56%	66
Dec 2002	32,010	29,827	2,183	6.82%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	32,921	30,437	2,484	7.55%	75
Feb 2003	32,955	30,642	2,313	7.02%	70
Mar 2003	32,976	30,530	2,446	7.42%	74
Apr 2003	32,898	30,539	2,359	7.17%	72
May 2003	32,699	30,243	2,456	7.51%	75
Jun 2003	33,371	30,138	3,233	9.69%	97
Jul 2003	33,104	30,133	2,971	8.97%	90
Aug 2003	33,076	30,320	2,756	8.33%	83
Sep 2003	32,493	30,024	2,469	7.60%	76
Oct 2003	32,762	30,653	2,109	6.44%	64
Nov 2003	32,682	30,652	2,030	6.21%	62
Dec 2003	32,472	30,486	1,986	6.12%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	32,416	30,100	2,316	7.14%	71
Feb 2004	32,221	30,307	1,914	5.94%	59
Mar 2004	32,796	30,780	2,016	6.15%	61
Apr 2004	32,630	30,643	1,987	6.09%	61
May 2004	32,527	30,363	2,164	6.65%	67
Jun 2004	32,996	30,381	2,615	7.93%	79
Jul 2004	32,951	30,701	2,250	6.83%	68
Aug 2004	32,981	31,022	1,959	5.94%	59
Sep 2004	32,660	30,651	2,009	6.15%	62
Oct 2004	33,222	31,359	1,863	5.61%	56
Nov 2004	33,219	31,325	1,894	5.70%	57
Dec 2004	33,175	31,303	1,872	5.64%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	32,246	30,390	1,856	5.76%	58
Feb 2005	32,212	30,614	1,598	4.96%	50
Mar 2005	32,314	30,769	1,545	4.78%	48
Apr 2005	32,660	31,132	1,528	4.68%	47
May 2005	33,138	31,628	1,510	4.56%	46
Jun 2005	33,411	31,483	1,928	5.77%	58
Jul 2005	33,209	31,475	1,734	5.22%	52
Aug 2005	33,315	31,635	1,680	5.04%	50
Sep 2005	34,490	31,920	2,570	7.45%	75
Oct 2005	37,079	31,303	5,776	15.58%	156
Nov 2005	37,664	31,747	5,917	15.71%	157
Dec 2005	33,513	31,608	1,905	5.68%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	32,930	31,315	1,615	4.90%	49
Feb 2006	32,731	31,503	1,228	3.75%	38
Mar 2006	32,881	31,763	1,118	3.40%	34
Apr 2006	32,805	31,851	954	2.91%	29
May 2006	33,008	31,947	1,061	3.21%	32
Jun 2006	33,352	31,888	1,464	4.39%	44
Jul 2006	33,153	31,995	1,158	3.49%	35
Aug 2006	32,789	31,534	1,255	3.83%	38
Sep 2006	33,117	31,905	1,212	3.66%	37
Oct 2006	33,562	32,366	1,196	3.56%	36
Nov 2006	33,757	32,495	1,262	3.74%	37
Dec 2006	33,553	32,441	1,112	3.31%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	33,029	31,650	1,379	4.18%	42
Feb 2007	33,013	31,855	1,158	3.51%	35
Mar 2007	33,308	32,101	1,207	3.62%	36
Apr 2007	33,444	32,309	1,135	3.39%	34
May 2007	33,741	32,439	1,302	3.86%	39
Jun 2007	34,256	32,669	1,587	4.63%	46
Jul 2007	33,981	32,520	1,461	4.30%	43
Aug 2007	33,387	31,974	1,413	4.23%	42
Sep 2007	33,089	31,733	1,356	4.10%	41
Oct 2007	33,233	32,105	1,128	3.39%	34
Nov 2007	33,244	32,076	1,168	3.51%	35
Dec 2007	33,004	31,728	1,276	3.87%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	32,718	31,114	1,604	4.90%	49
Feb 2008	32,538	31,300	1,238	3.80%	38
Mar 2008	32,835	31,385	1,450	4.42%	44
Apr 2008	33,032	31,861	1,171	3.55%	35
May 2008	33,076	31,850	1,226	3.71%	37
Jun 2008	33,944	32,317	1,627	4.79%	48
Jul 2008	33,694	32,269	1,425	4.23%	42
Aug 2008	33,979	32,295	1,684	4.96%	50
Sep 2008	33,582	32,020	1,562	4.65%	47
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Lake Charles Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,646	10.58%
2.	Chemical Manufacturing	973	6.25%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	951	6.11%
4.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	928	5.96%
5.	Educational Services	804	5.17%
6.	Public Administration	768	4.93%
7.	Health Care	668	4.29%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	622	4.00%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	600	3.86%
10.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	567	3.64%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	438	2.81%
12.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	403	2.59%
13.	Finance and Insurance	381	2.45%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	370	2.38%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	288	1.85%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	288	1.85%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	283	1.82%
18.	Other Transportation	273	1.75%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	269	1.73%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	261	1.68%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,496	17.03%
2.	Educational Services	2,238	15.27%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,404	9.58%
4.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,090	7.44%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	691	4.71%
6.	Social Assistance	666	4.54%
7.	Public Administration	647	4.41%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	563	3.84%
9.	Finance and Insurance	469	3.20%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	340	2.32%
11.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	276	1.88%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	266	1.81%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	250	1.71%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	240	1.64%
15.	Construction	212	1.45%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	195	1.33%
17.	Private Household Services	176	1.20%
18.	Chemical Manufacturing	140	0.96%
19.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	140	0.96%
20.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	137	0.93%

Lake Charles Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	947	6.08%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	780	5.01%
3.	Other Management Occupations	652	4.19%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	614	3.95%
5.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	607	3.90%
6.	Vehicle Mechanics	599	3.85%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	595	3.82%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	580	3.73%
9.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	578	3.71%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	413	2.65%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	397	2.55%
12.	Engineers	383	2.46%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	369	2.37%
14.	Other Construction Trades	356	2.29%
15.	Other Protective Service Workers	332	2.13%
16.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	294	1.89%
17.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	287	1.84%
18.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	262	1.68%
19.	Electricians	261	1.68%
20.	Top Executives	261	1.68%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Cashiers	923	6.30%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	864	5.90%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	806	5.50%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	704	4.80%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	639	4.36%
6.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	629	4.29%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	590	4.03%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	523	3.57%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	518	3.53%
10.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	507	3.46%
11.	Waiters and Waitresses	476	3.25%
12.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	448	3.06%
13.	Registered Nurses	411	2.80%
14.	Other Management Occupations	401	2.74%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	353	2.41%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	329	2.24%
17.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	317	2.16%
18.	Child Care Workers	316	2.16%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	304	2.07%
20.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	290	1.98%

Lake Charles Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	27,458	49.57%
15-35 hours	6,391	11.54%
1-14 hours	1,603	2.89%
No regular hours	19,942	36.00%

Lake Charles Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,133	3.89%
5 AM-5:29 AM	729	2.51%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,216	4.18%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,444	8.40%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	3,283	11.28%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,421	15.19%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	4,868	16.73%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,402	8.25%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	945	3.25%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,370	4.71%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	678	2.33%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	420	1.44%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,400	8.25%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,791	9.59%

Lake Charles Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,308	4.49%
5-9	5,262	18.08%
10-14	7,467	25.66%
15-19	7,631	26.22%
20-24	3,789	13.02%
25-29	673	2.31%
30-34	1,453	4.99%
35-39	98	0.34%
40-44	125	0.43%
45-59	393	1.35%
60-89	373	1.28%
At least 90	528	1.81%

Lake Charles Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	115	0.40%	26,015	89.40%
30-44	30	0.10%	1,646	5.66%
45-59	31	0.11%	362	1.24%
At least 60	33	0.11%	868	2.98%

Lake Charles Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	166	0.56%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,872	13.05%
Car / truck / van, solo	23,842	80.37%
Motorcycle	77	0.26%
Other	251	0.85%
Public transportation	209	0.70%
Walked	683	2.30%
Worked at home	565	1.90%

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Lake Charles Family Information Back to top
: 27,965 (68,210 people)
: 18,128 (55,342 people)
: 5,267
: 35,637
Lake Charles Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,620	16.52%
$10,000-$14,999	2,831	10.12%
$15,000-$19,999	2,327	8.32%
$20,000-$24,999	2,085	7.46%
$25,000-$29,999	1,745	6.24%
$30,000-$34,999	1,988	7.11%
$35,000-$39,999	1,693	6.05%
$40,000-$44,999	1,323	4.73%
$45,000-$49,999	978	3.50%
$50,000-$59,999	2,177	7.78%
$60,000-$74,999	1,956	6.99%
$75,000-$99,999	2,047	7.32%
$100,000-$124,999	968	3.46%
$125,000-$149,999	429	1.53%
$150,000-$199,999	300	1.07%
$200,000 or more	498	1.78%

Lake Charles Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	8,394	30.01%
Family, 2 people	7,706	27.55%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,264	4.52%
Family, 3 people	4,467	15.97%
Nonfamily, 3 people	196	0.70%
Family, 4 people	3,351	11.98%
Nonfamily, 4 people	64	0.23%
Family, 5 people	1,603	5.73%
Nonfamily, 5 people	18	0.06%
Family, 6 people	543	1.94%
Nonfamily, 6 people	7	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	357	1.28%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	4	0.01%

Lake Charles Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	21,187	29.94%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	7,485	10.58%
Public Assistance	915	1.29%
Retirement	4,574	6.46%
Self Employment	2,183	3.08%
Social Security	8,074	11.41%
Supplemental Security	1,789	2.53%
Wage / Salary	20,562	29.06%
Other	3,994	5.64%

Lake Charles Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	6,788	56.96%
With children under 18	5,130	43.04%

Lake Charles Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,505	9.57%
Married	14,387	54.94%
Never Married	8,541	32.61%
Widowed	755	2.88%

Lake Charles Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,869	12.77%
Married	14,108	46.57%
Never Married	8,382	27.67%
Widowed	3,936	12.99%

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Lake Charles Education Information Back to top
Lake Charles Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	4,526	8.50%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	8,305	15.60%
High school diploma or equivalent	15,558	29.22%
Some college, no degree	13,474	25.30%
Associate degree	1,837	3.45%
Bachelors degree	6,157	11.56%
Graduate or professional degree	3,392	6.37%

Lake Charles Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,036	1.44%	564	0.79%	1,600	2.23%
Kindergarten	706	0.98%	250	0.35%	956	1.33%
Grades 1-4	3,711	5.17%	699	0.97%	4,410	6.15%
Grades 5-8	3,229	4.50%	727	1.01%	3,956	5.51%
Grades 9-12	3,810	5.31%	536	0.75%	4,346	6.06%
Undergrad college	3,951	5.51%	424	0.59%	4,375	6.10%
Graduate or professional school	396	0.55%	79	0.11%	475	0.66%
Total	16,839	23.47%	3,279	4.57%	20,118	28.04%

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Lake Charles Business Information Back to top
: $450,565,000
: $1,035,502,000
: $267,826,000

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Lake Charles Public Benefits Information Back to top
Lake Charles Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	54,906	80.40%
Below Poverty Level	13,387	19.60%

Lake Charles Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$321	$286	$137	$0	$10	$249	$717	$594	$5,203	$0
1952	$914	$293	$114	$0	$10	$424	$1,462	$507	$6,586	$0
1953	$751	$324	$225	$0	$0	$187	$1,163	$667	$6,273	$0
1954	$793	$456	$190	$0	$0	$655	$1,638	$657	$9,655	$3,634
1955	$1,081	$502	$190	$0	$0	$582	$1,853	$732	$9,822	$2,678
1956	$1,342	$463	$203	$0	$0	$168	$1,713	$986	$9,518	$1,379
1957	$1,496	$610	$246	$0	$12	$1,506	$3,260	$1,154	$9,407	$1,302
1958	$1,565	$498	$248	$0	$18	$902	$2,733	$1,137	$8,556	$1,050
1959	$1,647	$529	$304	$0	$12	$1,676	$3,639	$1,329	$9,119	$1,108
1960	$1,647	$495	$304	$0	$10	$1,708	$3,669	$1,329	$9,119	$1,114
1961	$1,829	$448	$327	$0	$62	$1,284	$3,502	$1,403	$9,818	$1,259
1962	$1,805	$449	$313	$0	$21	$579	$2,718	$1,415	$10,250	$1,479
1963	$1,825	$458	$329	$0	$33	$990	$3,177	$1,495	$8,745	$2,837
1964	$1,825	$458	$329	$0	$33	$990	$3,177	$1,495	$8,745	$0
1965	$1,946	$487	$327	$0	$33	$792	$3,098	$1,529	$7,994	$0
1966	$2,021	$957	$358	$0	$33	$887	$3,299	$1,699	$20,152	$0
1967	$2,968	$1,656	$405	$0	$47	$1,005	$4,425	$1,681	$19,053	$14,350
1968	$2,968	$1,879	$4	$57	$47	$1,653	$4,729	$1,775	$17,690	$0
1969	$2,527	$1,991	$380	$138	$47	$163	$3,255	$1,906	$16,821	$0
1970	$2,502	$2,127	$382	$137	$47	$302	$3,370	$2,446	$16,178	$12,147
1971	$2,784	$2,480	$572	$157	$47	$1,539	$5,099	$2,766	$23,973	$17,237
1972	$2,852	$3,174	$1,497	$149	$87	$1,895	$6,480	$2,855	$26,385	$16,895
1973	$3,170	$4,103	$2,363	$147	$87	$1,426	$7,193	$2,980	$26,422	$13,435
1974	$3,461	$3,803	$5,262	$147	$87	$1,545	$10,502	$3,276	$25,119	$16,259
1975	$3,568	$4,229	$4,586	$133	$87	$1,949	$10,323	$3,897	$23,340	$15,963
1976	$3,785	$4,668	$6,625	$109	$87	$1,664	$12,270	$5,641	$21,419	$13,268
1977	$3,724	$5,294	$9,653	$101	$181	$1,955	$15,614	$6,762	$26,269	$14,802
1978	$2,988	$5,989	$6,422	$106	$185	$2,551	$12,252	$6,846	$24,690	$12,436
1979	$2,631	$6,730	$8,644	$94	$211	$2,881	$14,461	$8,822	$26,687	$14,052
1980	$3,771	$7,753	$5,369	$127	$249	$4,788	$14,304	$7,714	$23,860	$16,073
1981	$3,539	$8,861	$6,112	$120	$296	$5,130	$15,197	$8,610	$20,909	$14,311
1982	$4,304	$10,120	$10,390	$188	$333	$7,037	$22,252	$10,308	$20,980	$11,799
1983	$4,470	$10,835	$10,660	$118	$353	$6,421	$22,022	$11,293	$11,504	$14,710
1984	$4,759	$11,063	$8,539	$111	$366	$6,476	$20,251	$12,597	$9,622	$15,079
1985	$4,955	$11,544	$5,621	$125	$327	$6,484	$17,512	$12,945	$7,778	$14,617
1986	$5,078	$12,080	$5,220	$128	$319	$6,598	$17,343	$13,367	$5,869	$12,019
1987	$3,780	$11,806	$4,511	$123	$377	$5,730	$14,521	$11,157	$5,996	$12,048
1988	$3,935	$12,290	$4,696	$128	$377	$5,965	$15,101	$11,614	$5,996	$12,048
1989	$3,548	$18,905	$3,553	$106	$241	$5,992	$13,440	$12,431	$19,575	$16,657
1990	$3,080	$20,224	$2,813	$110	$241	$5,935	$12,179	$11,771	$3,880	$19,693
1991	$3,969	$21,525	$3,309	$114	$241	$6,460	$14,093	$13,529	$2,979	$22,002
1992	$3,930	$22,877	$3,837	$4,194	$0	$6,343	$18,304	$15,106	$2,308	$22,754
1993	$3,803	$23,044	$3,554	$5,645	$0	$6,549	$19,551	$15,432	$1,756	$30,363
1994	$4,071	$25,716	$3,210	$5,501	$25	$6,360	$19,167	$16,062	$1,337	$45,655
1995	$4,684	$29,593	$3,724	$5,567	$0	$7,824	$21,799	$15,949	$918	$59,462
1996	$5,155	$32,561	$3,871	$6,155	$29	$8,286	$23,496	$17,071	$499	$60,142
1997	$4,602	$38,575	$5,220	$6,063	$31	$11,942	$27,858	$25,654	$9,179	$58,795
1998	$4,630	$37,540	$6,926	$6,128	$33	$9,319	$27,036	$26,458	$204	$51,614
1999	$4,840	$39,952	$17,048	$6,581	$30	$12,029	$40,528	$19,790	$21,011	$59,136
2000	$4,866	$42,706	$14,024	$6,529	$16	$12,571	$38,006	$27,988	$23,684	$61,250
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$5,391	$46,542	$13,948	$6,589	$0	$13,268	$39,196	$26,017	$14,071	$81,218
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$5,756	$47,179	$19,951	$6,396	$0	$14,976	$47,079	$33,011	$43,356	$80,204
2005	$5,889	$50,429	$15,490	$8,881	$0	$14,857	$45,117	$34,331	$41,472	$80,230
2006	$5,896	$53,880	$17,375	$6,971	$0	$20,229	$50,471	$23,962	$39,460	$89,292

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$0	$69	$0	$8	$207	$79	$1,109
1951	$286	$0	$170	$0	$10	$280	$1,109
1952	$0	$83	$39	$31	$1,020	$79	$1,845
1952	$260	$0	$134	$0	$10	$189	$1,845
1953	$0	$130	$15	$30	$242	$125	$1,325
1953	$352	$0	$151	$0	$5	$275	$1,325
1954	$0	$109	$7	$28	$261	$112	$1,488
1954	$395	$6	$234	$0	$0	$336	$1,488
1955	$800	$172	$12	$0	$283	$79	$3,128
1955	$416	$0	$289	$0	$0	$1,077	$3,128
1956	$0	$212	$13	$0	$229	$95	$2,965
1956	$487	$0	$302	$0	$0	$1,627	$2,965
1957	$0	$197	$10	$0	$2,806	$129	$5,056
1957	$553	$0	$291	$0	$24	$1,046	$5,056
1958	$0	$135	$5	$0	$915	$137	$2,831
1958	$517	$0	$277	$0	$35	$810	$2,831
1959	$0	$146	$0	$0	$1,805	$148	$3,870
1959	$608	$0	$271	$0	$45	$847	$3,870
1960	$0	$146	$0	$0	$1,805	$148	$3,876
1960	$608	$0	$271	$0	$51	$847	$3,876
1961	$1,164	$200	$0	$0	$1,068	$157	$4,452
1961	$597	$0	$276	$0	$78	$912	$4,452
1962	$0	$188	$71	$0	$179	$147	$2,400
1962	$640	$0	$319	$0	$51	$805	$2,400
1963	$775	$259	$0	$0	$351	$174	$3,495
1963	$721	$0	$289	$0	$55	$871	$3,495
1964	$775	$259	$6	$0	$351	$174	$3,495
1964	$721	$0	$289	$0	$55	$865	$3,495
1965	$177	$297	$19	$0	$174	$180	$2,991
1965	$803	$0	$415	$0	$55	$871	$2,991
1966	$168	$352	$19	$0	$276	$180	$3,039
1966	$798	$0	$347	$0	$55	$844	$3,039
1967	$179	$218	$5	$0	$1,005	$220	$4,546
1967	$893	$0	$880	$0	$81	$1,065	$4,546
1968	$176	$269	$5	$0	$373	$204	$3,666
1968	$933	$0	$571	$59	$81	$995	$3,666
1969	$179	$393	$5	$0	$400	$305	$4,327
1969	$1,159	$0	$533	$150	$81	$1,122	$4,327
1970	$180	$312	$10	$0	$478	$281	$4,665
1970	$1,365	$0	$508	$138	$81	$1,312	$4,665
1971	$0	$244	$0	$0	$1,230	$3,326	$8,770
1971	$1,664	$0	$571	$154	$81	$1,500	$8,770
1972	$0	$234	$516	$0	$352	$3,995	$12,542
1972	$1,855	$0	$1,002	$164	$156	$4,268	$12,542
1973	$0	$510	$0	$0	$1,059	$8,128	$16,037
1973	$1,795	$0	$1,151	$175	$156	$3,063	$16,037
1974	$0	$411	$0	$0	$1,777	$747	$10,562
1974	$2,383	$0	$1,235	$200	$156	$3,653	$10,562
1975	$0	$543	$0	$0	$3,724	$1,123	$14,995
1975	$2,066	$0	$1,248	$200	$156	$5,935	$14,995
1976	$0	$1,050	$0	$0	$3,891	$1,068	$17,145
1976	$2,910	$0	$1,162	$241	$156	$6,667	$17,145
1977	$0	$1,224	$0	$0	$2,262	$1,802	$22,817
1977	$3,326	$0	$1,210	$252	$290	$12,451	$22,817
1978	$0	$1,402	$1,331	$0	$2,291	$1,165	$18,137
1978	$3,609	$0	$1,298	$286	$214	$6,541	$18,137
1979	$0	$1,461	$364	$0	$2,019	$1,881	$19,529
1979	$2,978	$0	$1,204	$247	$304	$9,071	$19,529
1980	$0	$1,617	$2,386	$0	$2,159	$1,943	$21,881
1980	$3,563	$0	$1,332	$1,051	$356	$7,474	$21,881
1981	$0	$1,592	$625	$0	$5,468	$1,613	$24,696
1981	$3,713	$0	$1,097	$495	$386	$9,707	$24,696
1982	$0	$1,502	$677	$0	$4,457	$2,293	$29,006
1982	$5,380	$0	$1,163	$594	$590	$12,350	$29,006
1983	$0	$1,798	$581	$0	$3,923	$2,927	$28,518
1983	$5,429	$0	$828	$1,699	$720	$10,613	$28,518
1984	$0	$2,136	$556	$0	$4,545	$3,448	$29,826
1984	$6,470	$85	$690	$799	$755	$10,342	$29,826
1985	$0	$2,202	$686	$0	$3,367	$2,773	$27,360
1985	$6,394	$80	$679	$686	$946	$9,547	$27,360
1986	$0	$2,350	$686	$0	$3,259	$2,933	$29,441
1986	$7,788	$109	$585	$690	$605	$10,436	$29,441
1987	$0	$2,414	$601	$0	$2,959	$4,112	$29,246
1987	$6,397	$144	$469	$798	$748	$10,604	$29,246
1988	$0	$2,513	$624	$0	$3,050	$4,194	$30,175
1988	$6,658	$150	$469	$831	$748	$10,938	$30,175
1989	$0	$2,528	$645	$0	$4,596	$2,864	$30,566
1989	$8,018	$170	$542	$709	$619	$9,875	$30,566
1990	$72	$2,901	$696	$0	$4,830	$2,930	$30,595
1990	$9,596	$240	$337	$724	$619	$7,650	$30,595
1991	$97	$2,643	$316	$0	$4,847	$3,199	$32,799
1991	$10,066	$245	$290	$837	$619	$9,640	$32,799
1992	$0	$2,928	$615	$0	$4,998	$3,764	$37,063
1992	$10,436	$240	$268	$4,474	$0	$9,340	$37,063
1993	$0	$4,101	$573	$158	$3,429	$3,792	$37,498
1993	$10,174	$227	$184	$5,561	$0	$9,299	$37,498
1994	$0	$3,753	$811	$163	$6,420	$4,030	$42,284
1994	$10,735	$236	$165	$6,558	$165	$9,248	$42,284
1995	$0	$3,908	$858	$150	$6,939	$4,426	$45,454
1995	$11,691	$245	$162	$7,223	$0	$9,852	$45,454
1996	$0	$4,216	$997	$148	$8,788	$5,652	$56,394
1996	$14,537	$257	$160	$9,832	$107	$11,700	$56,394
1997	$0	$3,527	$637	$162	$6,310	$5,385	$71,031
1997	$12,167	$250	$527	$9,807	$101	$32,158	$71,031
1998	$0	$3,423	$658	$0	$10,690	$7,831	$66,834
1998	$13,505	$0	$33	$11,231	$105	$19,358	$66,834
1999	$0	$3,548	$672	$0	$8,916	$8,375	$74,501
1999	$13,621	$0	$309	$8,407	$87	$30,566	$74,501
2000	$0	$4,195	$685	$0	$9,472	$6,873	$80,702
2000	$14,100	$0	$1,493	$8,291	$79	$35,514	$80,702
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$247	$3,925	$1,394	$619	$10,708	$7,552	$74,003
2002	$15,974	$0	$668	$7,992	$0	$24,924	$74,003
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$4,461	$797	$499	$15,037	$9,550	$94,680
2004	$21,412	$0	$698	$7,680	$0	$34,546	$94,680
2005	$0	$4,646	$833	$514	$16,186	$11,005	$108,262
2005	$25,198	$0	$1,734	$8,314	$0	$39,832	$108,262
2006	$0	$4,993	$824	$529	$12,850	$6,409	$101,670
2006	$28,502	$0	$1,075	$8,191	$0	$38,297	$101,670

Lake Charles Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Lake Charles Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Lake Charles Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	10,064	14.03%
10-19 Years	10,814	15.07%
20-29 Years	10,389	14.48%
30-39 Years	9,304	12.97%
40-49 Years	10,283	14.33%
50-59 Years	7,495	10.44%
60-69 Years	5,640	7.86%
70-79 Years	5,021	7.00%
80-89 Years	2,322	3.24%
90+ Years	425	0.59%

Lake Charles Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	34,177	47.63%
Female	37,580	52.37%

Lake Charles Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	35,540	49.53%
African-American	33,414	46.57%
Hispanic/Latino	1,007	1.40%
Asian	766	1.07%
Multiracial	726	1.01%
Amerindian	158	0.22%
Other Race	133	0.19%
Pacific Islander	13	0.02%

Lake Charles Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	French Non-Basque	8,065	22.75%
2.	United States Or American	4,700	13.26%
3.	English	4,030	11.37%
4.	Irish	4,012	11.32%
5.	German	3,875	10.93%
6.	French Canadian	2,802	7.90%
7.	Italian	1,630	4.60%
8.	Scotch Irish	1,140	3.22%
9.	Acadian / Cajun	935	2.64%
10.	Scottish	777	2.19%

Lake Charles Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	60,059	90.24%
2.	French	4,027	6.05%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,256	1.89%
4.	French Creole	274	0.41%
5.	Arabic	153	0.23%
6.	Vietnamese	131	0.20%
7.	German	112	0.17%
8.	Other Asian	80	0.12%
9.	Other Indic	52	0.08%
10.	Chinese	52	0.08%

Lake Charles Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	70,014	97.90%
Naturalized immigrant	571	0.80%
Not a citizen	934	1.31%

Lake Charles Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lake Charles Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lake Charles Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

70601	70607	70615
70602	70609	70616
70605	70611	70629
70606	70612