People QuickFacts	Lake Charles	Louisiana
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	72,475	4,574,836
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	71,993	4,533,372
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	0.7%	0.9%
 	Population, 2010    	71,993	4,533,372
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	7.0%	6.9%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	23.5%	24.7%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	13.9%	12.3%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	51.7%	51.0% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	47.0%	62.6%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	47.7%	32.0%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.4%	0.7%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	1.7%	1.5%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	Z	0.0%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	2.1%	1.6%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	2.9%	4.2%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	45.6%	60.3% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	77.3%	84.3%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	3.1%	3.6%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	9.8%	8.7%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	80.7%	81.0%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	23.2%	20.9%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	16.8	25.0 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	59.0%	68.2%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	24.1%	17.8%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$113,300	$130,000
 	Households, 2006-2010    	28,228	1,641,165
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.43	2.62
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$22,855	$23,094
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$36,001	$43,445
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	20.9%	18.1%

   	Business QuickFacts	Lake Charles	Louisiana
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	6,313	375,808
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	20.8%	15.9%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	0.7%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	3.0%	2.8%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.0%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	2.9%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	27.0%	27.4% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	D	205,054,723
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	411,070	51,415,553
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	1,507,469	56,543,203
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$21,496	$12,921
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	563,784	9,729,869

   	Geography QuickFacts	Lake Charles	Louisiana
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	42.06	43,203.90
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	1,711.8	104.9
 	FIPS Code    	41155	22
 	Counties    	Calcasieu Parish
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts