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Lake Charles Louisiana Real Estate By Jennifer Hershey

Lake Charles Louisiana Real Estate

Lake Charles, Louisiana, is located in Calcasieu County, of , and 135 miles E of Houston, Texas. Lake Charles has a population of 71,757.

Lake Charles Homes

Lake Charles properties pool is 27,887 residential properties including Lake Charles new homes. Median age of real estate in Lake Charles is 1964. Average Household size is 3.06 people. 3% are one bedroom homes, 20% are 2 bedroom homes, 58% are 3 bedroom homes, 16% are 4 bedroom homes, and 3% are 5+ bedroom homes.

Lake Charles Mortgage Statistics

Lake Charles mortgages vs. USA median statistics

Homes Lake Charles USA
Homes With No Mortgage 45%
30%
Homes With Mortgage 55%
70%
First Mortgage Only 46%
54%
First & Second Mortgage or HELOC 9%
16%

Lake Charles Area Real Estate Tax

Lake Charles Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $199 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 37,774. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).

Lake Charles School District: Children make up 25.5% of Lake Charles population. Lake Charles has 18,308 under 18 years old residents, or 0.62 kids per one worker, or 0.66 kids per one household.

Lake Charles Real Estate & Lake Charles Homeownership

There are 8366.1 or 30% one person households, 8923.84 or 32% two person households, and 4740.79 or 17% three person households in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Median residents age is 35.3, Senior citizens (65+) make up 10,517 or 14.7%% of Lake Charles population.

There are 29,665 workers (over 16 years of age) in Lake Charles. Of these, 93.42% drive to work. Approximately 0.7% of workers in Lake Charles take public transportation. An estimated 2.3% walk to work.

Median Lake Charles homeowner's housing expences are 14.1%

Crime in Lake Charles (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year

Type of Crime Lake Charles USA, 2003
Violent Crimes
73.02
47.5
Robberies
19.37
14.2
Aggravated Assaults
46.82
29.5
Property Crimes
580.15
358.8
Burglaries
233.84
74.0
Larceny-Thefts
318.85
241.5
Motor Vehicle Thefts
27.45
43.3

Invest in Lake Charles Properties

When making a decision about buying real estate in Lake Charles Louisiana area, you should consider following statistical data:

Category Lake Charles USA
Near Medium City
-
Near Large City
Houston, Texas
-
Lake Charles Zip Codes
70601, 70605, 70607, 70611, 70615, 70629
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Lake Charles Area Codes
337
-
White population
50.23%
75.1%
African-American population
46.82%
12.3%
Asian
1.07%
3.6%
American Indian & Alaskan
0.23%
0.9%
Hispanic (of any race)
1.4%
12.5%
Median Family Income (1999)
$ 37,774%
$42,000
Population Below Poverty Level
18.66%
12.4%

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