Household Types in Lake Charles, Louisiana (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Lake Charles
Lake Charles
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family232.762067%43.315691%32.762067%32.8%9,99819.556313%16.373185%19.556313%19.6%5,9685.747616%5.162822%5.747616%5.7%1,75435.694859%29.654014%35.694859%35.7%10,89310.9k6.239145%5.494288%6.239145%6.2%1,904
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Lake Charles
Lake Charles
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads43.372892%58.455162%43.372892%43.4%3,47246.358526%32.735272%46.358526%46.4%3,71110.268582%8.809566%10.268582%10.3%822

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Lake Charles
Lake Charles
Louisiana
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.231281%27.883941%26.231281%26.2%8,00573.631091%71.964505%73.631091%73.6%22,47022.5k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Lake Charles
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountHispanic3White4Asian5Other5Black5Mixed5-21.378092%-8.127208%-29.151943%-1.236749%-15.088911%-8.436810%-23.783152%-8.006317%-59.893993%60%40.106007%44.684809%40.106007%40%566-9.593627%-4.418558%-39.385419%-8.281449%-9.843180%-4.361139%-28.732379%-5.752631%-61.679052%62%38.320948%51.310671%38.320948%38%14,93714.9k-3.225806%-8.064516%-35.483871%-15.770609%-7.920958%-5.731391%-21.686343%-7.833040%-62.544803%63%37.455197%56.828268%37.455197%37%558-23.848238%-6.233062%-26.829268%-6.233062%-16.043192%-8.027662%-23.027460%-8.043839%-63.143631%63%36.856369%44.857848%36.856369%37%369-31.019987%-6.822037%-32.089387%-3.613836%-30.513294%-6.357152%-32.760645%-4.428827%-73.545247%74%26.454753%25.940082%26.454753%26%13,55913.6k-19.318182%-10.416667%-37.310606%-11.174242%-18.218498%-6.114215%-30.296917%-7.484999%-78.219697%78%21.780303%37.885371%21.780303%22%528
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3White Hispanic 4non-Hispanic 5including Hispanics

Map of Household Types by Tract in Lake Charles

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
11%21%31%41%51%62%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5%14%22%30%39%48%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.4%3.2%5.0%6.7%8.5%10.3%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
22%27%33%38%44%50%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.7%4.7%7.7%10.6%13.6%16.6%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15.3%19.5%23.6%27.8%32.0%36.2%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Map of Household Types by Block Group in Lake Charles

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%27%41%54%68%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%13%25%37%48%61%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.2%8.5%12.7%16.9%21.2%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%25%37%49%62%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lake Charles, selected other places in the Lake Charles Area, and entities that contain Lake Charles
0%20%40%60%Count#HackberryPrienMoss BluffDeQuincyGillisCarlyssCameronWest South CentralUnited StatesSouthSulphurLake CharlesCalcasieuCalcasieu ParHayesLouisianaVintonIowaWestlakeLake CharlesStarks69.646570%69.646570%70%335161.800142%61.800142%62%1,744260.186448%60.186448%60%2,647360.122164%60.122164%60%689453.669725%53.669725%54%117553.505933%53.505933%54%992652.941176%52.941176%53%54749.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M46.557994%46.557994%47%3,713846.193125%46.193125%46%36,45736.5k45.481841%45.481841%45%34,68934.7k45.481841%45.481841%45%34,68934.7k44.224422%44.224422%44%134943.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k41.547708%41.547708%42%5531040.226171%40.226171%40%4981139.349423%39.349423%39%7501232.762067%32.762067%33%9,9981329.151292%29.151292%29%7914
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lake Charles, selected other places in Louisiana, and entities that contain Lake Charles
0%20%40%60%Count#PrairievilleCentralLulingDestrehanShenandoahMoss BluffEstelleBelle ChasseBayou BlueZacharyLaplaceWest South CentralMandevilleClaiborneUnited StatesRiver RidgeSouthSlidellWoodmereSulphurLake CharlesKennerCalcasieuCalcasieu ParHoumaBayou CaneDeRidderLouisianaMetairieBossier CityTerrytownChalmetteHarveyLafayetteMindenNew IberiaBakerMarreroAlexandriaCrowleyMorgan CityGretnaHammondPinevilleAbbevilleThibodauxWest MonroeLake CharlesShreveportBaton RougeMonroeNatchitochesGardereRustonNew OrleansBogalusaOpelousas64.969968%64.969968%65%6,382162.856583%62.856583%63%6,412260.990783%60.990783%61%2,647360.814125%60.814125%61%2,480460.318715%60.318715%60%4,580560.186448%60.186448%60%2,647657.863894%57.863894%58%3,061756.804144%56.804144%57%2,851853.978996%53.978996%54%2,313953.930700%53.930700%54%2,8951053.262075%53.262075%53%5,2821149.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.812277%48.812277%49%2,3221248.632634%48.632634%49%2,1341348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.044406%48.044406%48%2,8131447.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.783203%47.783203%48%4,8931547.752497%47.752497%48%1,7211646.557994%46.557994%47%3,7131746.193125%46.193125%46%36,45736.5k45.578855%45.578855%46%11,43311.4k1845.481841%45.481841%45%34,68934.7k45.481841%45.481841%45%34,68934.7k45.157852%45.157852%45%5,5071944.716478%44.716478%45%3,5252044.355698%44.355698%44%1,6662143.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k42.356741%42.356741%42%25,44225.4k2242.008124%42.008124%42%10,65210.7k2340.118371%40.118371%40%3,4572439.463602%39.463602%39%2,8842538.487929%38.487929%38%3,0292637.492921%37.492921%37%18,53818.5k2737.364470%37.364470%37%1,7922836.885813%36.885813%37%4,2642936.490744%36.490744%36%1,8533035.901778%35.901778%36%4,2403134.798453%34.798453%35%6,2073234.451587%34.451587%34%1,7153333.983229%33.983229%34%1,6213433.911902%33.911902%34%2,3253533.776758%33.776758%34%2,2093633.632637%33.632637%34%1,7233733.229883%33.229883%33%1,4993833.000545%33.000545%33%1,8183932.804533%32.804533%33%1,7374032.762067%32.762067%33%9,9984132.709529%32.709529%33%25,23925.2k4229.478636%29.478636%29%25,87925.9k4328.644804%28.644804%29%5,0754428.416486%28.416486%28%1,8344528.257614%28.257614%28%1,1324627.824750%27.824750%28%2,1724726.805042%26.805042%27%41,50641.5k4826.648581%26.648581%27%1,2774925.452196%25.452196%25%1,57650
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lake Charles, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Lake Charles
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeLaredoGarlandVirginia BchWest South CentralEl PasoUnited StatesSouthArlingtonLake CharlesAmarilloFort WorthCalcasieuCalcasieu ParIrvingHialeahCorpus ChristiOklahoma CityLouisianaSan AntonioJacksonvilleLexington-FayetteCharlotteFayettevilleLubbockHuntsvilleLouisvilleColumbusRaleighHoustonWinston-SalemArlingtonTulsaAustinLittle RockNashville-DavidsonDurhamGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasMontgomeryNorfolkMobileAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…TampaLake CharlesShreveportOrlandoMiamiBaton RougeMemphisNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamBaltimoreAtlantaRichmond57.647663%57.647663%58%60,63960.6k154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k252.048011%52.048011%52%35,21135.2k352.045659%52.045659%52%39,25739.3k450.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k549.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k746.193125%46.193125%46%36,45736.5k46.072479%46.072479%46%34,45334.5k845.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k945.481841%45.481841%45%34,68934.7k45.481841%45.481841%45%34,68934.7k45.179817%45.179817%45%38,15338.2k1045.017748%45.017748%45%31,70631.7k1144.685855%44.685855%45%51,87051.9k1243.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k1343.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k42.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1441.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1540.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.877534%39.877534%40%31,45531.5k1839.758089%39.758089%40%36,42036.4k1939.753750%39.753750%40%31,80331.8k2038.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k2138.926330%38.926330%39%28,59128.6k2238.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2338.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2438.147093%38.147093%38%36,01236.0k2537.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k2637.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2737.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2836.800040%36.800040%37%29,33029.3k2936.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k3036.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k3136.339868%36.339868%36%41,55941.6k3235.370683%35.370683%35%37,69137.7k3335.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3435.239021%35.239021%35%28,29228.3k3534.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k3634.784891%34.784891%35%26,51226.5k3733.919853%33.919853%34%24,03924.0k3833.493392%33.493392%33%48,47848.5k3932.762067%32.762067%33%9,99832.709529%32.709529%33%25,23925.2k4031.002645%31.002645%31%33,64533.6k4130.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4229.478636%29.478636%29%25,87925.9k4329.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4426.805042%26.805042%27%41,50641.5k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.279667%24.279667%24%21,96822.0k4724.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4824.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lake Charles, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lake Charles
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchWest South CentralEl PasoUnited StatesSouthColorado SpgsMesaArlingtonLake CharlesFort WorthCalcasieuCalcasieu ParSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaLouisianaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonLake CharlesColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k249.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k546.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k646.193125%46.193125%46%36,45736.5k45.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k745.481841%45.481841%45%34,68934.7k45.481841%45.481841%45%34,68934.7k44.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1043.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k42.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.762067%32.762067%33%9,99832.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Lake Charles. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

More Topics to Explore

Demographics

Income

Education

More Maps to Explore

State:
Louisiana
Parish:
Calcasieu
Metro Area:
Lake Charles Area
Districts:
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
ZIP Codes:
70601, 70605, 70607, 70615
Unified School District:
Calcasieu Parish
Congressional District:
LA-3
State Senate Districts:
LA-25, LA-27
State House Districts:
LA-34, LA-35, LA-36
Neighboring Cities:
Westlake
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Moss Bluff, Prien
Nearby Cities:
DeQuincy, Sulphur
Nearby Towns:
Iowa, Vinton
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Carlyss, Gillis, Hackberry, Hayes, Lacassine
Nearby Villages:
Fenton