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Language Spoken At Home in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 185,175 | 100% |
English only | 171,195 | 92.5% |
Language other than English | 13,980 | 7.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,119 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 3,495 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,283 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 9,006 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,199 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,127 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 510 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 352 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 127 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 199,241 | 100% |
American | 15,540 | 7.8% |
Arab | 658 | 0.3% |
Czech | 635 | 0.3% |
Danish | 301 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,486 | 0.7% |
English | 14,463 | 7.3% |
French (except Basque) | 33,801 | 17.0% |
French Canadian | 13,311 | 6.7% |
German | 16,774 | 8.4% |
Greek | 266 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 97 | 0.0% |
Irish | 16,987 | 8.5% |
Italian | 6,666 | 3.3% |
Lithuanian | 78 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 623 | 0.3% |
Polish | 1,101 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 210 | 0.1% |
Russian | 448 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,950 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 2,058 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 89 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 566 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 665 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 161 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 52 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 469 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 522 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 75,272 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 52,374 | 69.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 23,418 | 31.1% |
Married-couple family | 36,926 | 49.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,916 | 19.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,555 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,742 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 11,893 | 15.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,760 | 9.0% |
Nonfamily households | 22,898 | 30.4% |
Householder living alone | 19,358 | 25.7% |
65 years and over | 6,669 | 8.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 26,631 | 35.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 18,059 | 24.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 195,009 | 100% |
Householder | 75,272 | 38.6% |
Spouse | 36,921 | 18.9% |
Child | 61,821 | 31.7% |
Other relatives | 12,788 | 6.6% |
Nonrelatives | 8,207 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 4,034 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 75,960 | 100% |
Never married | 23,943 | 31.5% |
Now married, except separated | 39,297 | 51.7% |
Separated | 1,731 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 2,251 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 8,738 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 81,568 | 100% |
Never married | 21,793 | 26.7% |
Now married, except separated | 37,908 | 46.5% |
Separated | 2,619 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 8,196 | 10.0% |
Divorced | 11,052 | 13.5% |
Fertility in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,695 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,245 | 46.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 101 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,970 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,563 | 51.6% |
Less than 1 year | 433 | 8.7% |
1 or 2 years | 723 | 14.5% |
3 or 4 years | 245 | 4.9% |
5 or more years | 1,162 | 23.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,563 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,561 | 60.9% |
Who are married | 1,831 | 71.4% |
School Enrollment in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 51,090 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,503 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 2,528 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 22,762 | 44.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 11,190 | 21.9% |
College or graduate school | 11,107 | 21.7% |
Educational Attainment in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 128,635 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 7,145 | 5.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 13,778 | 10.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 46,720 | 36.3% |
Some college, no degree | 27,420 | 21.3% |
Associate's degree | 8,377 | 6.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 18,182 | 14.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,013 | 5.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.6% |
Veteran Status in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 148,804 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 15,147 | 10.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 196,550 | 100% |
With a disability | 31,797 | 16.2% |
Under 18 years | 50,275 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,199 | 6.4% |
18 to 64 years | 121,722 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,406 | 14.3% |
65 years and over | 24,553 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,192 | 45.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 196,824 | 100% |
Same house | 163,128 | 82.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 33,139 | 16.8% |
Same county | 22,955 | 11.7% |
Different county | 10,184 | 5.2% |
Same state | 5,157 | 2.6% |
Different state | 5,027 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 557 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 199,241 | 100% |
Native | 195,009 | 97.9% |
Born in United States | 193,639 | 97.2% |
State of residence | 156,128 | 78.4% |
Different state | 37,511 | 18.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,370 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 4,232 | 2.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,232 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,586 | 37.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,646 | 62.5% |
Year of Entry in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,602 | 100% |
Native | 1,370 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 14 | 1.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,356 | 99.0% |
Foreign born | 4,232 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 282 | 6.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,950 | 93.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lake Charles
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,232 | 100% |
Europe | 632 | 14.9% |
Asia | 1,771 | 41.8% |
Africa | 72 | 1.7% |
Oceania | 4 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 1,606 | 37.9% |
Northern America | 147 | 3.5% |