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Census tracts · Lake Charles, LA

Census tracts in Lake Charles, Louisiana

23 census tracts lie mostly within Lake Charles, and 7 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $22,159 in Tract 2 to $116,364 in Tract 19.08, against $59,235 for Lake Charles as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Lake Charles earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Lake Charles and with a reliable estimate.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Lake Charles

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Lake Charles.

Census tracts in or partly in Lake Charles, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Lake Charles (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown
Tract 1220190001002.0 mi northCalcasieu Parish2,423±678$48,352$228,800$861100%
Tract 3220190003004.3 mi northCalcasieu Parish1,717±671not published$85,000$644100%
Tract 4220190004002.4 mi northCalcasieu Parish1,262±358$25,161$85,600$920100%
Tract 6.01220190006012.4 mi northeastCalcasieu Parish3,197±797$54,259$135,700$840100%
Tract 6.02220190006021.6 mi northeastCalcasieu Parish3,805±681$35,962$92,900$844100%
Tract 822019000800at the center pointCalcasieu Parish3,143±544$60,483$158,500$1,057100%
Tract 9220190009001.2 mi eastCalcasieu Parish4,160±808$54,130$171,700$1,422100%
Tract 10220190010001.3 mi southwestCalcasieu Parish4,232±524$65,591$215,700$1,083100%
Tract 11220190011000.9 mi southCalcasieu Parish4,766±687$31,708$155,500$1,126100%
Tract 12.01220190012011.2 mi southeastCalcasieu Parish5,004±1,032$55,380$148,600$1,116100%
Tract 12.02220190012021.8 mi southeastCalcasieu Parish2,770±629$33,157$135,200$997100%
Tract 13.02220190013022.1 mi southCalcasieu Parish3,428±582$61,092$200,700$1,352100%
Tract 14.02220190014024.1 mi northCalcasieu Parish2,825±829$87,863not published$481100%
Tract 15220190015003.1 mi northeastCalcasieu Parish1,523±359$28,482$96,800$809100%
Tract 19.07220190019072.6 mi southwestCalcasieu Parish2,613±431$68,864$308,200$1,273100%
Tract 5220190005001.8 mi northwestCalcasieu Parish3,637±643$56,332$235,500$1,12999%
Tract 7220190007001.6 mi westCalcasieu Parish3,467±727not published$162,700$1,07399%
Tract 2220190002003.3 mi northCalcasieu Parish1,182±575$22,159$240,600$1,16999%
Tract 19.05220190019052.8 mi southwestCalcasieu Parish4,021±771$73,182$334,800$1,18383%
Tract 19.01220190019012.8 mi westCalcasieu Parish4,174±892$107,604$342,400$1,43874%
Tract 19.08220190019084.0 mi southwestCalcasieu Parish3,644±662$116,364$503,300$1,67971%
Tract 9800220199800004.1 mi eastCalcasieu Parish0±14not publishednot publishednot published67%
Tract 13.01220190013013.1 mi southCalcasieu Parish3,823±733$110,068$278,100$1,75959%
Tract 16220190016004.9 mi northeastCalcasieu Parish3,435±629$26,706$135,200$92644%
Tract 14.01220190014015.9 mi northeastCalcasieu Parish3,180±868$41,058$206,200$1,17036%
Tract 18.03220190018037.9 mi southwestCalcasieu Parish5,048±1,056$133,713$516,400$2,20428%
Tract 17220190017005.9 mi southCalcasieu Parish12,321±2,319$67,303$220,200$1,01927%
Tract 19.06220190019063.7 mi southwestCalcasieu Parish3,375±850$77,318$290,700$1,33922%
Tract 18.02220190018024.7 mi southwestCalcasieu Parish6,582±1,253$94,679$302,200$1,36821%
Tract 322201900320013 mi southwestCalcasieu Parish2,311±491$53,095$181,300$1,0931%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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