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Lake Charles Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 193,568
Land Area (2000): 6,174.743 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1,662.388 square kilometers

Lake Charles Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	180,457	2002	184,138	2004	194,434
2000	184,612	2003	193,577	2005	194,981
2001	183,431			2006	184,811

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	284,740	73.44%
Rural, Farm	1,743	0.45%
Rural, Non-farm	101,234	26.11%

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Lake Charles Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	82,835	78,406	4,430	5.35%	53
1991	86,748	80,793	5,955	6.86%	69
1992	87,031	80,314	6,717	7.72%	77
1993	82,075	76,391	5,684	6.93%	69
1994	85,843	80,002	5,841	6.80%	68
1995	87,966	82,897	5,069	5.76%	58
1996	90,862	85,927	4,935	5.43%	54
1997	92,289	87,150	5,139	5.57%	56
1998	92,460	87,991	4,469	4.83%	48
1999	93,141	88,736	4,405	4.73%	47
2000	90,895	86,586	4,309	4.74%	47
2001	90,480	85,693	4,787	5.29%	53
2002	89,095	84,174	4,922	5.52%	55
2003	90,451	84,859	5,592	6.18%	62
2004	90,499	85,790	4,710	5.20%	52
2005	95,503	88,770	6,733	7.05%	69
2006	92,888	89,705	3,183	3.43%	34
2007	93,648	90,211	3,437	3.67%	37
2008	93,333	89,442	3,891	4.17%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	78,838	74,345	4,493	5.70%	57
Feb 1990	78,576	74,714	3,862	4.91%	49
Mar 1990	79,984	76,332	3,652	4.57%	46
Apr 1990	81,055	77,642	3,413	4.21%	42
May 1990	81,366	78,213	3,153	3.88%	39
Jun 1990	85,141	80,456	4,685	5.50%	55
Jul 1990	85,979	81,289	4,690	5.45%	55
Aug 1990	83,921	78,971	4,950	5.90%	59
Sep 1990	85,038	80,094	4,944	5.81%	58
Oct 1990	85,170	80,499	4,671	5.48%	55
Nov 1990	85,023	79,865	5,158	6.07%	61
Dec 1990	83,932	78,449	5,483	6.53%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	83,230	77,645	5,585	6.71%	67
Feb 1991	83,590	78,860	4,730	5.66%	57
Mar 1991	85,099	80,528	4,571	5.37%	54
Apr 1991	85,749	81,200	4,549	5.31%	53
May 1991	85,587	80,476	5,111	5.97%	60
Jun 1991	89,278	82,417	6,861	7.68%	77
Jul 1991	89,356	82,326	7,030	7.87%	79
Aug 1991	89,210	81,948	7,262	8.14%	81
Sep 1991	87,794	80,765	7,029	8.01%	80
Oct 1991	87,870	81,421	6,449	7.34%	73
Nov 1991	87,489	81,289	6,200	7.09%	71
Dec 1991	86,724	80,638	6,086	7.02%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	84,826	77,754	7,072	8.34%	83
Feb 1992	84,993	78,789	6,204	7.30%	73
Mar 1992	86,304	80,143	6,161	7.14%	71
Apr 1992	86,851	80,527	6,324	7.28%	73
May 1992	87,308	80,878	6,430	7.36%	74
Jun 1992	89,668	81,126	8,542	9.53%	95
Jul 1992	90,608	82,793	7,815	8.63%	86
Aug 1992	89,985	82,777	7,208	8.01%	80
Sep 1992	87,774	80,959	6,815	7.76%	78
Oct 1992	87,348	81,022	6,326	7.24%	72
Nov 1992	86,955	81,183	5,772	6.64%	66
Dec 1992	81,750	75,813	5,937	7.26%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	79,592	72,328	7,264	9.13%	91
Feb 1993	79,189	73,133	6,056	7.65%	76
Mar 1993	80,592	74,671	5,921	7.35%	73
Apr 1993	80,471	74,805	5,666	7.04%	70
May 1993	80,699	75,501	5,198	6.44%	64
Jun 1993	82,878	76,527	6,351	7.66%	77
Jul 1993	84,113	78,580	5,533	6.58%	66
Aug 1993	83,736	78,452	5,284	6.31%	63
Sep 1993	83,659	78,889	4,770	5.70%	57
Oct 1993	83,241	77,744	5,497	6.60%	66
Nov 1993	83,316	77,935	5,381	6.46%	65
Dec 1993	83,412	78,125	5,287	6.34%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	83,677	77,081	6,596	7.88%	79
Feb 1994	83,899	78,311	5,588	6.66%	67
Mar 1994	85,106	79,462	5,644	6.63%	66
Apr 1994	84,586	78,784	5,802	6.86%	69
May 1994	84,608	78,923	5,685	6.72%	67
Jun 1994	86,388	79,735	6,653	7.70%	77
Jul 1994	87,956	81,633	6,323	7.19%	72
Aug 1994	87,546	81,414	6,132	7.00%	70
Sep 1994	86,707	80,884	5,823	6.72%	67
Oct 1994	87,591	82,041	5,550	6.34%	63
Nov 1994	86,538	81,234	5,304	6.13%	61
Dec 1994	85,512	80,526	4,986	5.83%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	85,267	79,414	5,853	6.86%	69
Feb 1995	84,757	79,744	5,013	5.91%	59
Mar 1995	86,754	81,818	4,936	5.69%	57
Apr 1995	86,047	80,713	5,334	6.20%	62
May 1995	86,160	81,234	4,926	5.72%	57
Jun 1995	87,351	81,557	5,794	6.63%	66
Jul 1995	89,042	83,747	5,295	5.95%	59
Aug 1995	90,516	85,477	5,039	5.57%	56
Sep 1995	90,206	85,180	5,026	5.57%	56
Oct 1995	90,274	85,668	4,606	5.10%	51
Nov 1995	89,694	85,042	4,652	5.19%	52
Dec 1995	89,518	85,165	4,353	4.86%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	88,670	83,459	5,211	5.88%	59
Feb 1996	89,111	84,852	4,259	4.78%	48
Mar 1996	90,327	86,001	4,326	4.79%	48
Apr 1996	89,172	84,650	4,522	5.07%	51
May 1996	90,330	85,476	4,854	5.37%	54
Jun 1996	91,215	85,583	5,632	6.17%	62
Jul 1996	92,150	87,003	5,147	5.59%	56
Aug 1996	92,151	87,242	4,909	5.33%	53
Sep 1996	91,957	86,951	5,006	5.44%	54
Oct 1996	92,243	86,852	5,391	5.84%	58
Nov 1996	91,360	86,545	4,815	5.27%	53
Dec 1996	91,660	86,512	5,148	5.62%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	90,442	84,729	5,713	6.32%	63
Feb 1997	90,530	85,933	4,597	5.08%	51
Mar 1997	92,232	87,210	5,022	5.44%	54
Apr 1997	92,334	87,545	4,789	5.19%	52
May 1997	92,248	87,246	5,002	5.42%	54
Jun 1997	92,322	85,765	6,557	7.10%	71
Jul 1997	93,635	87,703	5,932	6.34%	63
Aug 1997	93,029	87,891	5,138	5.52%	55
Sep 1997	92,167	87,018	5,149	5.59%	56
Oct 1997	93,242	88,507	4,735	5.08%	51
Nov 1997	93,089	88,467	4,622	4.97%	50
Dec 1997	92,200	87,787	4,413	4.79%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	91,573	86,483	5,090	5.56%	56
Feb 1998	91,235	87,601	3,634	3.98%	40
Mar 1998	92,214	88,149	4,065	4.41%	44
Apr 1998	93,137	89,132	4,005	4.30%	43
May 1998	93,039	89,018	4,021	4.32%	43
Jun 1998	94,119	88,960	5,159	5.48%	55
Jul 1998	94,891	89,859	5,032	5.30%	53
Aug 1998	93,397	88,113	5,284	5.66%	57
Sep 1998	92,541	87,619	4,922	5.32%	53
Oct 1998	92,012	87,617	4,395	4.78%	48
Nov 1998	90,841	86,650	4,191	4.61%	46
Dec 1998	90,525	86,693	3,832	4.23%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	91,818	86,891	4,927	5.37%	54
Feb 1999	92,459	88,602	3,857	4.17%	42
Mar 1999	92,563	88,933	3,630	3.92%	39
Apr 1999	92,523	88,813	3,710	4.01%	40
May 1999	91,427	87,645	3,782	4.14%	41
Jun 1999	93,710	88,125	5,585	5.96%	60
Jul 1999	94,168	88,868	5,300	5.63%	56
Aug 1999	93,697	88,628	5,069	5.41%	54
Sep 1999	93,814	89,016	4,798	5.11%	51
Oct 1999	94,817	90,310	4,507	4.75%	48
Nov 1999	93,804	89,735	4,069	4.34%	43
Dec 1999	92,894	89,267	3,627	3.90%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	90,515	85,704	4,811	5.32%	53
Feb 2000	91,137	87,175	3,962	4.35%	43
Mar 2000	91,556	87,565	3,991	4.36%	44
Apr 2000	91,113	87,658	3,455	3.79%	38
May 2000	90,864	86,889	3,975	4.37%	44
Jun 2000	91,639	86,430	5,209	5.68%	57
Jul 2000	91,793	87,038	4,755	5.18%	52
Aug 2000	90,994	86,321	4,673	5.14%	51
Sep 2000	89,595	85,336	4,259	4.75%	48
Oct 2000	90,953	86,787	4,166	4.58%	46
Nov 2000	90,278	86,104	4,174	4.62%	46
Dec 2000	90,304	86,028	4,276	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	90,557	85,300	5,257	5.81%	58
Feb 2001	89,917	85,648	4,269	4.75%	47
Mar 2001	90,588	86,442	4,146	4.58%	46
Apr 2001	90,542	86,421	4,121	4.55%	46
May 2001	89,804	85,553	4,251	4.73%	47
Jun 2001	91,648	85,967	5,681	6.20%	62
Jul 2001	92,258	86,982	5,276	5.72%	57
Aug 2001	90,124	85,022	5,102	5.66%	57
Sep 2001	90,868	85,926	4,942	5.44%	54
Oct 2001	90,675	85,844	4,831	5.33%	53
Nov 2001	89,808	85,071	4,737	5.27%	53
Dec 2001	88,973	84,144	4,829	5.43%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	88,996	83,851	5,145	5.78%	58
Feb 2002	89,606	85,309	4,297	4.80%	48
Mar 2002	89,482	85,229	4,253	4.75%	48
Apr 2002	88,898	84,665	4,233	4.76%	48
May 2002	88,353	83,564	4,789	5.42%	54
Jun 2002	89,924	83,877	6,047	6.72%	67
Jul 2002	90,179	84,784	5,395	5.98%	60
Aug 2002	89,064	83,757	5,307	5.96%	60
Sep 2002	89,344	84,237	5,107	5.72%	57
Oct 2002	88,579	83,834	4,745	5.36%	54
Nov 2002	88,451	83,668	4,783	5.41%	54
Dec 2002	88,267	83,310	4,957	5.62%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	90,612	84,963	5,649	6.23%	62
Feb 2003	90,803	85,536	5,267	5.80%	58
Mar 2003	90,794	85,223	5,571	6.14%	61
Apr 2003	90,611	85,247	5,364	5.92%	59
May 2003	89,980	84,421	5,559	6.18%	62
Jun 2003	91,427	84,128	7,299	7.98%	80
Jul 2003	90,835	84,116	6,719	7.40%	74
Aug 2003	90,848	84,638	6,210	6.84%	68
Sep 2003	89,372	83,811	5,561	6.22%	62
Oct 2003	90,334	85,566	4,768	5.28%	53
Nov 2003	90,181	85,564	4,617	5.12%	51
Dec 2003	89,617	85,099	4,518	5.04%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	89,277	83,992	5,285	5.92%	59
Feb 2004	88,965	84,569	4,396	4.94%	49
Mar 2004	90,512	85,889	4,623	5.11%	51
Apr 2004	90,039	85,506	4,533	5.03%	50
May 2004	89,624	84,725	4,899	5.47%	55
Jun 2004	90,711	84,774	5,937	6.54%	65
Jul 2004	90,768	85,669	5,099	5.62%	56
Aug 2004	91,005	86,564	4,441	4.88%	49
Sep 2004	90,058	85,528	4,530	5.03%	50
Oct 2004	91,715	87,505	4,210	4.59%	46
Nov 2004	91,708	87,409	4,299	4.69%	47
Dec 2004	91,611	87,349	4,262	4.65%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	91,349	86,164	5,185	5.68%	57
Feb 2005	91,268	86,800	4,468	4.90%	49
Mar 2005	91,465	87,239	4,226	4.62%	46
Apr 2005	92,280	88,270	4,010	4.35%	43
May 2005	93,880	89,675	4,205	4.48%	45
Jun 2005	94,687	89,265	5,422	5.73%	57
Jul 2005	94,119	89,240	4,879	5.18%	52
Aug 2005	94,321	89,696	4,625	4.90%	49
Sep 2005	97,636	90,504	7,132	7.30%	73
Oct 2005	104,634	88,755	15,879	15.18%	152
Nov 2005	106,068	90,013	16,055	15.14%	151
Dec 2005	94,327	89,619	4,708	4.99%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	91,954	88,014	3,940	4.28%	43
Feb 2006	91,572	88,541	3,031	3.31%	33
Mar 2006	92,070	89,273	2,797	3.04%	30
Apr 2006	91,961	89,521	2,440	2.65%	27
May 2006	92,600	89,791	2,809	3.03%	30
Jun 2006	93,644	89,623	4,021	4.29%	43
Jul 2006	93,123	89,926	3,197	3.43%	34
Aug 2006	92,049	88,628	3,421	3.72%	37
Sep 2006	92,877	89,672	3,205	3.45%	35
Oct 2006	94,052	90,967	3,085	3.28%	33
Nov 2006	94,590	91,329	3,261	3.45%	34
Dec 2006	94,167	91,178	2,989	3.17%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	92,674	88,956	3,718	4.01%	40
Feb 2007	92,492	89,532	2,960	3.20%	32
Mar 2007	93,308	90,224	3,084	3.31%	33
Apr 2007	93,754	90,806	2,948	3.14%	31
May 2007	94,552	91,173	3,379	3.57%	36
Jun 2007	96,038	91,820	4,218	4.39%	44
Jul 2007	95,248	91,400	3,848	4.04%	40
Aug 2007	93,655	89,867	3,788	4.04%	40
Sep 2007	92,810	89,189	3,621	3.90%	39
Oct 2007	93,235	90,234	3,001	3.22%	32
Nov 2007	93,300	90,152	3,148	3.37%	34
Dec 2007	92,705	89,175	3,530	3.81%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	91,856	87,450	4,406	4.80%	48
Feb 2008	91,257	87,970	3,287	3.60%	36
Mar 2008	92,052	88,210	3,842	4.17%	42
Apr 2008	92,649	89,547	3,102	3.35%	33
May 2008	92,828	89,517	3,311	3.57%	36
Jun 2008	95,278	90,828	4,450	4.67%	47
Jul 2008	94,648	90,694	3,954	4.18%	42
Aug 2008	95,270	90,769	4,501	4.72%	47
Sep 2008	94,160	89,995	4,165	4.42%	44
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Lake Charles Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	13,928	15.31%
2.	Chemical Manufacturing	7,352	8.08%
3.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	4,170	4.58%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	4,080	4.48%
5.	Public Administration	3,908	4.30%
6.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,668	4.03%
7.	Educational Services	3,258	3.58%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,192	3.51%
9.	Health Care	3,034	3.33%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	3,018	3.32%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	2,900	3.19%
12.	Mining	2,890	3.18%
13.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,212	2.43%
14.	Other Transportation	2,022	2.22%
15.	Truck Transportation	1,914	2.10%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,834	2.02%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,734	1.91%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,504	1.65%
19.	Finance and Insurance	1,502	1.65%
20.	Metal Manufactuing	1,398	1.54%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	12,428	16.31%
2.	Educational Services	11,166	14.65%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	6,350	8.33%
4.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	4,734	6.21%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,250	4.27%
6.	Public Administration	3,124	4.10%
7.	Finance and Insurance	3,058	4.01%
8.	Social Assistance	2,828	3.71%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	2,730	3.58%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,154	2.83%
11.	Construction	1,848	2.43%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,646	2.16%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,570	2.06%
14.	Chemical Manufacturing	1,414	1.86%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,376	1.81%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	1,198	1.57%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,080	1.42%
18.	Private Household Services	800	1.05%
19.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	786	1.03%
20.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	738	0.97%

Lake Charles Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	6,992	7.68%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	4,402	4.84%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	4,090	4.50%
4.	Other Management Occupations	3,804	4.18%
5.	Vehicle Mechanics	3,668	4.03%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,470	3.81%
7.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	3,198	3.51%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,178	3.49%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,788	3.06%
10.	Other Construction Trades	2,654	2.92%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,560	2.81%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,266	2.49%
13.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	2,134	2.35%
14.	Engineers	2,076	2.28%
15.	Carpenters	1,944	2.14%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,878	2.06%
17.	Construction Laborers	1,780	1.96%
18.	Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc.	1,706	1.87%
19.	Electricians	1,678	1.84%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,632	1.79%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	5,026	6.60%
2.	Cashiers	4,512	5.92%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	4,412	5.79%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	4,010	5.26%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	3,070	4.03%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,806	3.68%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	2,686	3.53%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,622	3.44%
9.	Registered Nurses	2,458	3.23%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,420	3.18%
11.	Other Management Occupations	2,106	2.76%
12.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	2,100	2.76%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	2,090	2.74%
14.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	2,076	2.72%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	2,034	2.67%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,980	2.60%
17.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	1,818	2.39%
18.	Child Care Workers	1,710	2.24%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,596	2.09%
20.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	1,482	1.94%

Lake Charles Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	155,540	52.84%
15-35 hours	30,609	10.40%
1-14 hours	7,367	2.50%
No regular hours	100,857	34.26%

Lake Charles Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	7,494	4.65%
5 AM-5:29 AM	5,548	3.44%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	9,028	5.60%
6 AM-6:29 AM	18,315	11.36%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	20,374	12.64%
7 AM-7:29 AM	27,025	16.76%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	24,440	15.16%
8 AM-8:29 AM	11,483	7.12%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	4,332	2.69%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	5,722	3.55%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,989	1.85%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,720	1.07%
Noon-3:59 PM	10,034	6.22%
4 PM-11:59 PM	12,737	7.90%

Lake Charles Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	6,472	4.01%
5-9	21,867	13.56%
10-14	30,031	18.62%
15-19	36,179	22.44%
20-24	26,912	16.69%
25-29	8,142	5.05%
30-34	15,843	9.83%
35-39	2,352	1.46%
40-44	1,535	0.95%
45-59	4,826	2.99%
60-89	3,564	2.21%
At least 90	3,518	2.18%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	362	0.22%	129,241	80.15%
30-44	173	0.11%	19,557	12.13%
45-59	62	0.04%	4,764	2.95%
At least 60	106	0.07%	6,976	4.33%

Lake Charles Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	556	0.34%
Car / truck / van, carpool	18,798	11.45%
Car / truck / van, solo	136,860	83.36%
Motorcycle	320	0.19%
Other	1,454	0.89%
Public transportation	703	0.43%
Walked	2,550	1.55%
Worked at home	2,936	1.79%

Lake Charles Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lake Charles Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 144,698 (377,904 people)
: 103,904 (322,942 people)
: 35,336
: 202,045
Lake Charles Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	18,879	13.03%
$10,000-$14,999	12,073	8.33%
$15,000-$19,999	11,065	7.63%
$20,000-$24,999	10,259	7.08%
$25,000-$29,999	9,715	6.70%
$30,000-$34,999	9,780	6.75%
$35,000-$39,999	9,246	6.38%
$40,000-$44,999	7,749	5.35%
$45,000-$49,999	6,445	4.45%
$50,000-$59,999	12,892	8.89%
$60,000-$74,999	13,266	9.15%
$75,000-$99,999	12,757	8.80%
$100,000-$124,999	5,244	3.62%
$125,000-$149,999	2,060	1.42%
$150,000-$199,999	1,578	1.09%
$200,000 or more	1,928	1.33%

Lake Charles Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	17,215	23.84%
Family, 2 people	20,449	28.32%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,652	3.67%
Family, 3 people	13,027	18.04%
Nonfamily, 3 people	397	0.55%
Family, 4 people	10,861	15.04%
Nonfamily, 4 people	149	0.21%
Family, 5 people	4,970	6.88%
Nonfamily, 5 people	33	0.05%
Family, 6 people	1,556	2.15%
Nonfamily, 6 people	14	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	874	1.21%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	8	0.01%

Lake Charles Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	114,316	30.94%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	38,945	10.54%
Public Assistance	3,716	1.01%
Retirement	22,296	6.03%
Self Employment	13,972	3.78%
Social Security	37,658	10.19%
Supplemental Security	7,726	2.09%
Wage / Salary	110,535	29.92%
Other	20,329	5.50%

Lake Charles Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	40,806	52.27%
With children under 18	37,258	47.73%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	13,698	9.51%
Married	87,240	60.57%
Never Married	39,239	27.25%
Widowed	3,843	2.67%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	17,902	11.43%
Married	87,097	55.62%
Never Married	34,493	22.03%
Widowed	17,098	10.92%

Lake Charles Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	22,094	7.85%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	43,663	15.51%
High school diploma or equivalent	98,089	34.85%
Some college, no degree	65,075	23.12%
Associate degree	10,888	3.87%
Bachelors degree	29,116	10.35%
Graduate or professional degree	12,500	4.44%

Lake Charles Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	4,589	2.37%	3,312	1.71%	7,901	4.08%
Kindergarten	4,599	2.38%	1,056	0.55%	5,655	2.92%
Grades 1-4	22,898	11.83%	2,854	1.47%	25,752	13.30%
Grades 5-8	20,473	10.58%	2,916	1.51%	23,389	12.08%
Grades 9-12	21,833	11.28%	2,284	1.18%	24,117	12.46%
Undergrad college	15,317	7.91%	1,608	0.83%	16,925	8.74%
Graduate or professional school	1,883	0.97%	218	0.11%	2,101	1.09%
Total	91,592	47.32%	14,248	7.36%	105,840	54.68%

Lake Charles Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lake Charles Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Lake Charles Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	440	369
2002	401	344
2003	379	381
2004	368	376

Lake Charles Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	320,112	84.74%
Below Poverty Level	57,646	15.26%

Lake Charles Metro Area 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.

Lake Charles Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,228
Lake Charles Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	4.538	0.410	0.028	1.358	6.334	13.660	46.011	3.646	63.317
2000	4.144	0.580	0.081	1.528	6.332	14.463	33.145	2.670	50.278
2001	3.238	0.458	0.044	1.265	5.005	14.927	28.490	3.664	47.080
2002	4.377	0.592	0.071	1.749	6.788	17.748	33.573	3.660	54.981
2003	3.384	0.532	0.067	1.147	5.130	14.800	32.339	2.707	49.846
2004	3.451	0.612	0.062	1.131	5.256	14.704	30.890	2.546	48.140
2005	3.375	0.569	0.051	1.128	5.124	14.165	22.505	2.585	39.255
2006	4.193	0.747	0.054	1.396	6.390	15.178	23.137	3.701	42.016

Lake Charles Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	12,569
2000	10,451
2001	9,554
2002	11,374

Lake Charles Metro Area 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.

Lake Charles Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Lake Charles Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	28,469	14.71%
10-19 Years	30,875	15.95%
20-29 Years	25,982	13.42%
30-39 Years	27,724	14.32%
40-49 Years	29,350	15.16%
50-59 Years	20,658	10.67%
60-69 Years	14,556	7.52%
70-79 Years	10,780	5.57%
80-89 Years	4,432	2.29%
90+ Years	742	0.38%

Lake Charles Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	94,343	48.74%
Female	99,225	51.26%

Lake Charles Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	142,960	73.86%
African-American	44,157	22.81%
Hispanic/Latino	2,678	1.38%
Multiracial	1,738	0.90%
Asian	1,207	0.62%
Amerindian	569	0.29%
Other Race	213	0.11%
Pacific Islander	46	0.02%

Lake Charles Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	French Non-Basque	57,145	22.35%
2.	United States Or American	50,944	19.93%
3.	Irish	27,103	10.60%
4.	German	26,848	10.50%
5.	English	23,678	9.26%
6.	French Canadian	22,688	8.87%
7.	Acadian / Cajun	11,075	4.33%
8.	Italian	9,077	3.55%
9.	Scotch Irish	5,793	2.27%
10.	Scottish	3,526	1.38%

Lake Charles Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	327,154	90.95%
2.	French	22,644	6.30%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	5,686	1.58%
4.	French Creole	674	0.19%
5.	German	638	0.18%
6.	Vietnamese	472	0.13%
7.	Arabic	394	0.11%
8.	Italian	204	0.06%
9.	Tagalog	200	0.06%
10.	Korean	164	0.05%

Lake Charles Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	382,357	98.62%
Naturalized immigrant	2,238	0.58%
Not a citizen	3,122	0.81%

Lake Charles Metro Area 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 Metro Area 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 Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Calcasieu County

Cameron County

Lake Charles Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bell City	Hackberry	Starks
Cameron	Hayes	Sulphur
Carlyss	Iowa	Vinton
Creole	Lake Charles	Westlake
Dequincy	Moss Bluff
Grand Chenier	Prien

Today on Verdict

Social Security is Essential, Efficient (Gasp!), and Definitely NOT a Ponzi Scheme: Part Two of Two

In this second of a two-part series of columns discussing Donald Trump and Republicans’ efforts to dismantle Social Security, University of Toronto visiting law professor and economist Neil H. Buchanan argues that despite public reassurances, Republican initiatives—especially those supported by figures like Elon Musk—are methodically weakening Social Security, threatening a vital, efficient, and historically successful program that prevents elder poverty and supports millions of Americans. Professor Buchanan contends that these efforts are based on false narratives, including misleading comparisons to Ponzi schemes and deceptive efficiency claims, all aimed at undermining public confidence in the system—particularly among younger generations—in order to justify harmful privatization schemes that would ultimately benefit Wall Street at the expense of working Americans.

Lake Charles (71,757)	Dequincy (3,398)	Grand Chenier
Sulphur (20,512)	Vinton (3,338)	Hayes
Moss Bluff (10,535)	Iowa (2,663)	Bell City
Prien (7,215)	Cameron (1,965)	Starks
Westlake (4,668)	Hackberry (1,699)
Carlyss (4,049)	Creole