Lake Charles, LA Population

Overview

83,444

Total Population

35.6

Median age

50.79%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

53.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,149

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lake Charles's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lake Charles is 35.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake Charles's population under 18 was 22.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake Charles's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake Charles, 19.26% were under the age of 15, 22.15% aged 15 to 29, 42.95% aged 30 to 64, 13.60% aged 65 to 84, and 2.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,322 more females than males in Lake Charles:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.79% females and 49.21% males in Lake Charles, LA.
The Lake Charles, LA gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 3,410.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 3,877.

Lake Charles's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake Charles population: 46.88% are White, 46.23% are Black or African American, 0.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.27% are Asian, 0.83% are some other race and 3.60% are multiracial.
Lake Charles's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 3,149 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 80,295 (96.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake Charles is White with a population of 39,115 (46.88% of the total population).

Lake Charles's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 84,873 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Lake Charles's population increased by 672 (0.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake Charles's population increased by 12,367 (17.06%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lake Charles's population was lowest in year 2006 at 69,829.