Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

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Key figures

Statistic	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	207,088	4,611,961	334,922,499	339th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,564	$60,756	$80,734	1379th of 3,221
Median Age	37.4	38.0	38.9	2688th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.9%	27.0%	35.7%	1239th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$217,000	$216,500	$332,700	1223rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,109	$1,064	$1,413	698th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.4%	18.9%	12.5%	853rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	6.3%	5.2%	983rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	194.6	106.7	n/a	641st of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.6%	4.9%	14.1%	1341st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.3	n/a	n/a	2359th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.8%	67.4%	65.2%	1889th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.1	25.7	26.4	2327th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.6%	8.1%	15.1%	2508th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.6%	n/a	n/a	1999th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.9%	41.8%	46.9%	2065th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.1%	n/a	n/a	1647th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.4%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.3%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.2	58.9	61.4

Age in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	37.4	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.9%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.9%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	77,957	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.6%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.0%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.7%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.1%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	31.8%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,113	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.5%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.7%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.8%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.1%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.3%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.7%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	95,523	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.5%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.6%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.4%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.2%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.4%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$968	$1,180	n/a

Education in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	10.2%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.3%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.7%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.2%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.6%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.0%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.6%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.9%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.6%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.2%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.6%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.5%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.3%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.1%	6.4%	16.7%

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