Ancestry in Lake Charles, Louisiana (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Louisiana and Lake Charles
Lake Charles
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountOther1Unclassified2FrenchGermanIrishAmericanEnglishFrench CanadianItalianCajunSubsaharan AfricanScottishAfricanScotch-Irish57.488940%43.131411%57.488940%57.5%43,14243.1k12.840467%15.007071%12.840467%12.8%9,6369.611694%12.437840%9.611694%9.6%7,2136.045786%7.508067%6.045786%6.0%4,5375.196951%7.328824%5.196951%5.2%3,9004.372102%9.484724%4.372102%4.4%3,2814.222856%5.495806%4.222856%4.2%3,1693.903044%2.975093%3.903044%3.9%2,9292.434572%4.765168%2.434572%2.4%1,8271.088695%1.254867%1.088695%1.1%8170.772880%1.200709%0.772880%0.8%5800.740899%0.974090%0.740899%0.7%5560.722243%1.105072%0.722243%0.7%5420.690262%0.779672%0.690262%0.7%518

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Louisiana and Lake Charles
Lake Charles
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%Count%MexicanPuerto RicanCentral AmericanOther HispanicHonduranSalvadoranSpaniardCubanSouth AmericanGuatemalanEcuadorianPanamanianDominicanPeruvian45.589798%40.570168%45.589798%45.6%1,2871.715%1.71%20.510096%6.272381%20.510096%20.5%5790.772%0.77%16.046759%30.677057%16.046759%16.0%4530.604%0.60%9.316330%9.955328%9.316330%9.3%2630.350%0.35%7.155508%17.557563%7.155508%7.2%2020.269%0.27%6.234502%3.617597%6.234502%6.2%1760.235%0.23%5.490613%4.374508%5.490613%5.5%1550.207%0.21%5.242650%5.049506%5.242650%5.2%1480.197%0.20%2.408785%4.985945%2.408785%2.4%680.091%0.09%1.523202%4.481487%1.523202%1.5%430.057%0.06%1.239816%0.709912%1.239816%1.2%350.047%0.05%1.133546%0.817786%1.133546%1.1%320.043%0.04%0.885583%2.489615%0.885583%0.9%250.033%0.03%0.637620%0.648142%0.637620%0.6%180.024%0.02%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Louisiana and Lake Charles
Lake Charles
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%Count%VietnameseIndianNepaleseChineseFilipinoBangladeshiKoreanPakistaniMixedIndonesianTaiwanese25.913621%42.599627%25.913621%25.9%3900.520%0.52%22.657807%13.445293%22.657807%22.7%3410.454%0.45%12.823920%0.773638%12.823920%12.8%1930.257%0.26%12.093023%15.169146%12.093023%12.1%1820.243%0.24%7.441860%9.337009%7.441860%7.4%1120.149%0.15%5.581395%0.356966%5.581395%5.6%840.112%0.11%3.920266%5.085176%3.920266%3.9%590.079%0.08%3.122924%1.998247%3.122924%3.1%470.063%0.06%2.990033%1.323696%2.990033%3.0%450.060%0.06%2.392027%0.538625%2.392027%2.4%360.048%0.05%0.598007%0.561491%0.598007%0.6%90.012%0.01%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Lake Charles

French Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0%6%13%19%26%33%

German Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
0.3%3.7%6.9%10.2%13.4%16.7%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.6%5.2%7.8%10.4%13.0%

American Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.1%4.2%6.3%8.3%10.5%

English Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.6%7.1%10.5%14.0%17.6%

French Canadian Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.3%4.5%6.8%9.0%11.3%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.5%5.3%7.1%8.9%

Cajun Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Cajun' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.3%4.4%5.5%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.2%2.8%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.0%

African Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.1%2.7%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.48%0.96%1.44%1.92%2.40%

European Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.24%0.49%0.73%0.97%1.22%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.28%0.57%0.85%1.13%1.42%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.21%0.42%0.64%0.85%1.07%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.8%6.4%8.1%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.9%3.6%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.5%2.2%2.9%3.7%

Honduran Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Honduran' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.45%0.89%1.34%1.79%2.24%

Salvadoran Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.5%2.2%2.9%3.7%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.5%2.3%3.1%3.9%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.6%

Nepalese Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Nepalese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.5%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.43%0.85%1.28%1.71%2.14%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.27%0.53%0.80%1.07%1.34%
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Ancestry by Place in the Lake Charles Area

There are 14 places in the Lake Charles Area. This section compares Lake Charles to all of the places in the Lake Charles Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake Charles.

French Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Lake Charles, selected other places in the Lake Charles Area, and entities that contain Lake Charles
0%10%20%30%Count#HayesGillisIowaMoss BluffVintonCarlyssLouisianaPrienLake Charles Metro AreaLake CharlesCalcasieu ParishCalcasieuCalcasieu Parish School DistrictCalcasieu ParWestlakeCameronLake CharlesSulphurHackberryDeQuincyWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthStarks35.350624%35.350624%35.4%368121.588595%21.588595%21.6%106216.797735%16.797735%16.8%534314.691007%14.691007%14.7%1,859414.404514%14.404514%14.4%485513.052966%13.052966%13.1%658612.437840%12.437840%12.4%577,821578k12.261167%12.261167%12.3%969711.998706%11.998706%12.0%24,47424.5k11.782511%11.782511%11.8%23,23923.2k11.782511%11.782511%11.8%23,23923.2k11.060507%11.060507%11.1%510810.267857%10.267857%10.3%2399.611694%9.611694%9.6%7,213109.590058%9.590058%9.6%1,937116.682578%6.682578%6.7%84126.079797%6.079797%6.1%192133.261610%3.261610%3.3%1,253,9641.25M2.558873%2.558873%2.6%8,151,4998.15M2.274499%2.274499%2.3%2,723,8432.72M0.000000%0.000000%0.0%014

Ancestry by Place in Louisiana

There are 474 places in Louisiana. This section compares Lake Charles to the 50 most populous places in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake Charles. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 10,918.

French Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Lake Charles, selected other places in Louisiana, and entities that contain Lake Charles
0%10%20%30%Count#Bayou BlueDestrehanEstelleThibodauxLulingMorgan CityPrairievilleBayou CaneRiver RidgeHoumaLafayetteShenandoahHarveyCrowleyBelle ChasseMandevilleMetairieMarreroNew IberiaMoss BluffCentralLaplaceChalmetteGretnaLouisianaSlidellLake Charles Metro AreaLake CharlesAbbevilleCalcasieu ParishCalcasieuCalcasieu Parish School DistrictCalcasieu ParZacharyKennerHammondLake CharlesSulphurNatchitochesPinevilleBaton RougeTerrytownNew OrleansAlexandriaWoodmereDeRidderOpelousasClaiborneRustonGardereWest MonroeBossier CityBogalusaShreveportWest South CentralMonroeBakerUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMindenSouth32.068434%32.068434%32.1%3,955123.878334%23.878334%23.9%2,677223.618819%23.618819%23.6%3,745323.577068%23.577068%23.6%3,434423.453909%23.453909%23.5%3,015523.282507%23.282507%23.3%2,779622.921431%22.921431%22.9%6,815722.890682%22.890682%22.9%4,680821.778783%21.778783%21.8%2,985920.401151%20.401151%20.4%6,9471020.139419%20.139419%20.1%25,33725.3k1118.065903%18.065903%18.1%3,6131217.868869%17.868869%17.9%3,5921317.727100%17.727100%17.7%2,3321417.586987%17.586987%17.6%2,4111516.669389%16.669389%16.7%2,0411616.557069%16.557069%16.6%23,97024.0k1715.212692%15.212692%15.2%4,7851815.151219%15.151219%15.2%4,6541914.691007%14.691007%14.7%1,8592014.366278%14.366278%14.4%4,0252114.238170%14.238170%14.2%4,1072214.029984%14.029984%14.0%3,1352312.954240%12.954240%13.0%2,3102412.437840%12.437840%12.4%577,821578k12.394844%12.394844%12.4%3,4332511.998706%11.998706%12.0%24,47424.5k11.806899%11.806899%11.8%1,4652611.782511%11.782511%11.8%23,23923.2k11.782511%11.782511%11.8%23,23923.2k11.062276%11.062276%11.1%1,7872710.562476%10.562476%10.6%7,072289.975967%9.975967%10.0%2,034299.611694%9.611694%9.6%7,213309.590058%9.590058%9.6%1,937319.357679%9.357679%9.4%1,722328.378808%8.378808%8.4%1,213337.620663%7.620663%7.6%17,42817.4k347.600465%7.600465%7.6%1,897355.981114%5.981114%6.0%22,90322.9k365.590709%5.590709%5.6%2,686375.135633%5.135633%5.1%585384.781095%4.781095%4.8%522394.655224%4.655224%4.7%773404.053456%4.053456%4.1%458414.027871%4.027871%4.0%896424.027091%4.027091%4.0%440433.645154%3.645154%3.6%475443.562068%3.562068%3.6%2,392453.376797%3.376797%3.4%404463.369576%3.369576%3.4%6,691473.261610%3.261610%3.3%1,253,9641.25M3.002370%3.002370%3.0%1,482482.719209%2.719209%2.7%374492.558873%2.558873%2.6%8,151,4998.15M2.548866%2.548866%2.5%326502.274499%2.274499%2.3%2,723,8432.72M

Ancestry by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Lake Charles to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake Charles. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

French Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Lake Charles, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Lake Charles
0%5%10%Count#LouisianaLake Charles Metro AreaLake CharlesCalcasieu ParishCalcasieuCalcasieu Parish School DistrictCalcasieu ParLake CharlesBaton RougeNew OrleansShreveportWest South CentralSt. PetersburgMobileUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAustinVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonTulsaTampaSouthChesapeakeAmarilloOklahoma CityLouisvillePlanoHuntsvilleJacksonvilleLexington-FayetteOrlandoArlingtonLittle RockFort WorthNashville-DavidsonNorfolkRaleighLubbockHoustonFayettevilleAtlantaWinston-SalemIrvingCharlotteWashingtonRichmondCorpus ChristiDallasDurhamSan AntonioColumbusGarlandGreensboroAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MemphisMiamiMontgomeryBaltimoreBirminghamEl PasoLaredoHialeah12.437840%12.437840%12.4%577,821578k11.998706%11.998706%12.0%24,47424.5k11.782511%11.782511%11.8%23,23923.2k11.782511%11.782511%11.8%23,23923.2k9.611694%9.611694%9.6%7,2137.620663%7.620663%7.6%17,42817.4k15.981114%5.981114%6.0%22,90322.9k23.369576%3.369576%3.4%6,69133.261610%3.261610%3.3%1,253,9641.25M2.977700%2.977700%3.0%7,55142.559920%2.559920%2.6%4,95952.558873%2.558873%2.6%8,151,4998.15M2.474611%2.474611%2.5%22,46422.5k62.429219%2.429219%2.4%10,92510.9k72.379120%2.379120%2.4%5,37982.360805%2.360805%2.4%9,44192.297795%2.297795%2.3%8,306102.274499%2.274499%2.3%2,723,8432.72M2.001338%2.001338%2.0%4,667111.966898%1.966898%2.0%3,886121.957372%1.957372%2.0%12,13612.1k131.949726%1.949726%1.9%11,92411.9k141.923766%1.923766%1.9%5,369151.903447%1.903447%1.9%3,597161.884625%1.884625%1.9%16,14416.1k171.854723%1.854723%1.9%5,778181.808922%1.808922%1.8%4,763191.805683%1.805683%1.8%6,932201.781522%1.781522%1.8%3,521211.772211%1.772211%1.8%14,46014.5k221.758545%1.758545%1.8%11,32111.3k231.726327%1.726327%1.7%4,242241.720044%1.720044%1.7%7,591251.681751%1.681751%1.7%4,112261.642698%1.642698%1.6%36,80636.8k271.601610%1.601610%1.6%3,262281.580050%1.580050%1.6%7,211291.576692%1.576692%1.6%3,760301.531811%1.531811%1.5%3,554311.467174%1.467174%1.5%11,86711.9k321.460678%1.460678%1.5%9,626331.430529%1.430529%1.4%3,101341.421340%1.421340%1.4%4,549351.389122%1.389122%1.4%17,75917.8k361.315136%1.315136%1.3%3,311371.304887%1.304887%1.3%18,78218.8k381.300530%1.300530%1.3%2,605391.223968%1.223968%1.2%2,874401.163809%1.163809%1.2%3,284411.060046%1.060046%1.1%2,086421.021869%1.021869%1.0%6,702430.949328%0.949328%0.9%4,107440.877467%0.877467%0.9%1,770450.867633%0.867633%0.9%5,388460.756506%0.756506%0.8%1,607470.690796%0.690796%0.7%4,684480.260658%0.260658%0.3%656490.152360%0.152360%0.2%35950

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Lake Charles to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake Charles. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

French Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Lake Charles, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lake Charles
0%5%10%Count#LouisianaLake Charles Metro AreaLake CharlesCalcasieu ParishCalcasieuCalcasieu Parish School DistrictCalcasieu ParLake CharlesWest South CentralPortlandSeattleColorado SpringsColorado SpgsMinneapolisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAustinDenverVirginia BeachVirginia BchTulsaTucsonSan FranciscoSouthWichitaKansas CityMesaOmahaLas VegasSan DiegoOklahoma CityLouisvilleBostonPhoenixColumbusJacksonvilleAlbuquerqueArlingtonFort WorthNashville-DavidsonSacramentoRaleighHoustonIndianapolisAtlantaLong BeachOaklandMilwaukeeCharlotteWashingtonDallasSan AntonioFresnoSan JoseLos AngelesMemphisChicagoMiamiClevelandBaltimoreNew YorkPhiladelphiaEl PasoDetroit12.437840%12.437840%12.4%577,821578k11.998706%11.998706%12.0%24,47424.5k11.782511%11.782511%11.8%23,23923.2k11.782511%11.782511%11.8%23,23923.2k9.611694%9.611694%9.6%7,2133.261610%3.261610%3.3%1,253,9641.25M3.230157%3.230157%3.2%20,04620.0k13.146600%3.146600%3.1%21,04621.0k22.918716%2.918716%2.9%13,09813.1k32.795364%2.795364%2.8%11,31211.3k42.558873%2.558873%2.6%8,151,4998.15M2.474611%2.474611%2.5%22,46422.5k52.453781%2.453781%2.5%16,27616.3k62.429219%2.429219%2.4%10,92510.9k72.360805%2.360805%2.4%9,44182.353360%2.353360%2.4%12,41612.4k92.311704%2.311704%2.3%19,65619.7k102.274499%2.274499%2.3%2,723,8432.72M2.208575%2.208575%2.2%8,570112.192396%2.192396%2.2%10,34310.3k122.189790%2.189790%2.2%10,30210.3k132.187681%2.187681%2.2%9,693142.066542%2.066542%2.1%12,67412.7k152.022531%2.022531%2.0%27,80627.8k161.957372%1.957372%2.0%12,13612.1k171.949726%1.949726%1.9%11,92411.9k181.930185%1.930185%1.9%12,70612.7k191.921786%1.921786%1.9%29,89029.9k201.892148%1.892148%1.9%15,83815.8k211.884625%1.884625%1.9%16,14416.1k221.837988%1.837988%1.8%10,23510.2k231.805683%1.805683%1.8%6,932241.772211%1.772211%1.8%14,46014.5k251.758545%1.758545%1.8%11,32111.3k261.737354%1.737354%1.7%8,418271.720044%1.720044%1.7%7,591281.642698%1.642698%1.6%36,80636.8k291.585144%1.585144%1.6%13,42113.4k301.580050%1.580050%1.6%7,211311.493211%1.493211%1.5%7,015321.479953%1.479953%1.5%6,098331.472593%1.472593%1.5%8,816341.467174%1.467174%1.5%11,86711.9k351.460678%1.460678%1.5%9,626361.389122%1.389122%1.4%17,75917.8k371.304887%1.304887%1.3%18,78218.8k381.274214%1.274214%1.3%6,547391.222454%1.222454%1.2%12,33912.3k401.153648%1.153648%1.2%45,21045.2k411.021869%1.021869%1.0%6,702420.978734%0.978734%1.0%26,56326.6k430.949328%0.949328%0.9%4,107440.917349%0.917349%0.9%3,570450.867633%0.867633%0.9%5,388460.780150%0.780150%0.8%66,01666.0k470.701310%0.701310%0.7%10,94010.9k480.690796%0.690796%0.7%4,684490.473192%0.473192%0.5%3,23450

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Lake Charles. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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