| | People QuickFacts | Lake Charles | Louisiana |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 72,475 | 4,574,836 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 71,993 | 4,533,372 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.7% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 71,993 | 4,533,372 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.0% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.5% | 24.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.9% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.7% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 47.0% | 62.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 47.7% | 32.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.7% | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.1% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.9% | 4.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 45.6% | 60.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 77.3% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.1% | 3.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 9.8% | 8.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 80.7% | 81.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 23.2% | 20.9% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 16.8 | 25.0 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 59.0% | 68.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 24.1% | 17.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $113,300 | $130,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 28,228 | 1,641,165 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.43 | 2.62 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,855 | $23,094 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $36,001 | $43,445 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 20.9% | 18.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lake Charles | Louisiana |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 6,313 | 375,808 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 20.8% | 15.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.0% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.0% | 27.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 205,054,723 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 411,070 | 51,415,553 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,507,469 | 56,543,203 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $21,496 | $12,921 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 563,784 | 9,729,869 |