Lake Charles Information
Zip Code(s): 70601 70602 70605 70606 70607 70609 70611 70612 70615 70616 70629 (Click to check weather)
Area Code(s): 337
State: Louisiana State
County: Calcasieu County
Average House Value: $72,100
Average Household Income: $30,774
People Per Household: 0

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Time Zone: Central (GMT -6:00)
MSA: 3960
PMSA: n/a
CSA: 324
CBSA: 29340

Quick Links: Geography | City Population | City Marital Status | Races | Ancestries | Schooling | Temperature Averages

Geography
Land Area: 40.2 Sq. Mi.
Elevation: 20 feet

City Population
Total Population: 71,757
Male Population: 34,177
Female Population: 37,580
Average Resident Age: 35.3%
Percent Foreign Born: 2.1%

City Marital Status
Never Married 30.0% (30.0%)
Married 47.0% (47.0%)
Separated (Married) 3.4% (3.4%)
Widowed 8.3% (8.3%)
Divorced 11.3% (11.3%)
 
Races
White Non-Hispanic 49.5% (49.5%)
Black 46.8% (46.8%)
 
Ancestries
French 11.2% (11.2%)
United States 6.5% (6.5%)
English 5.6% (5.6%)
Irish 5.6% (5.6%)
German 5.4% (5.4%)
French Canadian 5.2% (5.2%)
 
Schooling
High School 75.4% (75.4%)
Bachelors 20.2% (20.2%)
Graduates 7.5% (7.5%)


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