Lake Charles is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 81,157 people and 37 associated neighborhoods, Lake Charles is the sixth largest community in Louisiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Lake Charles, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Lake Charles, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Lake Charles’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Lake Charles does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $59,235.00.Lake Charles is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lake Charles is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Charles who work in sales jobs (11.66%), healthcare (10.16%), and management occupations (9.59%). Lake Charles is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lake Charles spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.45 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The education level of Lake Charles citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.13% of adults in Lake Charles have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lake Charles in 2022 was $35,860, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,440 for a family of four. However, Lake Charles contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lake Charles is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lake Charles home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Charles residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lake Charles include French, English, German, Irish, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Lake Charles is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
