Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $172 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $145 (0.2%)
Area name: Lake Charles, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Calcasieu Parish is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $555 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $685 a month.
Cities in this county include: Lake Charles
, Sulphur
, Moss Bluff
, Prien
, Westlake
, Carlyss
, DeQuincy
, Vinton
, Iowa
.
2005 air pollution in Calcasieu Parish:
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.008 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.106 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.085 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.014 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Beauregard Parish
, Cameron Parish
, Jefferson Davis Parish
, Newton County, Texas
, Orange County, Texas
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Calcasieu Parish: Delta
Downs
(A),
Starks Lookout Tower
(B),
Gum Cove Ferry
(C),
Black Bayou Ferry
(D),
Ellender Ferry
(E),
Southwest Louisiana Boys Village
(F),
Kayouche Coulee Golf Course
(G),
Higgins School
(H),
Haymark Terminal
(I),
Lake Charles Radio Range Station
(J),
Indian Bayou Ferry
(K)
Churches in Calcasieu Parish include: Antioch
Church
(A),
Houston River Church
(B),
Hargrove Church
(C),
Bellview Baptist Church
(D),
Mount Carmel Church
(E),
Community Church
(F),
Saint Elizabeth Church
(G),
Prairieland Community Church
(H),
Crossroad Church
(I)
Cemeteries: LeBleu
Cemetery
(1),
Royer Cemetery
(2),
Landry Cemetery
(3),
Stanley Cemetery
(4),
Rigmaiden Cemetery
(5),
Fountain Cemetery
(6),
Reed Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and swamps: Prien
Lake
(A),
Cooper Lake
(B),
Pruitt Lake
(C),
Clear Marais
(D),
Richards Lake
(E),
Mud Lake
(F),
Goose Lake
(G),
Ged Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cutoff
Bayou
(A),
Cypress Creek
(B),
Cowards Gully
(C),
Spring Gully
(D),
Arceneaux, Bayou
(E),
Patterson Slough
(F),
Houston River
(G),
Dynamite Slough
(H),
East Fork English Bayou
(I)
Parks in Calcasieu Parish include: Holbrook
Park
(1),
Pecanderosa Park
(2),
Sabine Island Wildlife Game Management Area
(3),
Sam Houston State Park
(4),
Alligator Park
(5)
Post offices: Holmwood
Post Office
(A),
Hayes Post Office
(B),
Ged Post Office
(C),
Starks Post Office
(D)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.3% | | Louisiana: | 4.4% |
Current college students: 9,274
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,520 (43% naturalized citizens)
| Calcasieu
Parish: |
1.4% | | Whole
state: | 2.6% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 556
- 1990
to 1994: 535
- 1985
to 1989: 250
- 1980
to 1984: 276
- 1975
to 1979: 254
- 1970
to 1974: 138
- 1970
to 1974: 172
- 1965
to 1969: 339
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Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 50,525
- One,
attached: 1,266
- Two:
2,452
- 3
or 4: 2,133
- 5
to 9: 1,622
- 10
to 19: 1,456
- 20
or more: 2,513
- Mobile
homes: 13,705
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 323
Housing units in Calcasieu Parish with a mortgage: 20,565 (2,061 second mortgage, 1,311 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16,724 Agriculture
in Calcasieu Parish
Average size of farms: 349 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18120
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $247.89
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.42%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 49.52%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $22928
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.58%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 55.44%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37110
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.61%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.27
Soybeans for beans: 624 harvested acres
Vegetables: 27 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 101 acresCalcasieu
Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 4.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 33 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/22/1979, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males:
|
- Construction
(15%)
- Chemicals
(8%)
- Petroleum
and coal products (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
|
Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females |
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(10%)
- Vietnam
(8%)
- India
(8%)
- Germany
(7%)
- United
Kingdom (7%)
- Canada
(4%)
- Philippines
(4%)
|
Most
common first ancestries reported in Calcasieu Parish:
|
- United
States or American (17%)
- French
(except Basque) (15%)
- French
Canadian (7%)
- English
(6%)
- Irish
(6%)
- German
(6%)
- Acadian/Cajun
(3%)
|
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 65,086 (84%)
- Carpooled:
8,812 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 307 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
3 (0%)
- Taxi:
34 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
160 (0%)
- Bicycle:
278 (0%)
- Walked:
1,218 (2%)
- Other
means: 671 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,330 (2%)
|
People
in group quarters in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
- 1215
people in nursing homes
- 1033
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 608
people in halfway houses
- 597
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 288
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 228
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 136
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 126
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 50
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 48
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 42
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 38
people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 35
people in religious group quarters
- 28
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 26
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 24
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 24
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 15
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 10
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 10
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 8
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 4
people in crews of maritime vessels
- 2
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,621.
5.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,269 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.84% | | Louisiana
average: | 8.89% |
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($226 average AGI)
| Calcasieu
Parish: |
0.14% | | Louisiana
average: |
0.11% |
3.31% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($18,076 average AGI)
2.39% relocated from other states ($13,967 average AGI)
| Calcasieu
Parish: |
2.39% | | Louisiana
average: |
2.22% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Cameron Parish, LA
|
0.57% ($43,575 average AGI) |
| from
Orleans Parish, LA
|
0.34% ($27,791) |
| from
Beauregard Parish, LA
|
0.32% ($28,896) |
| from
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
|
0.32% ($26,368) |
| from
Harris County, TX
|
0.26% ($38,597) |
| from
Allen Parish, LA
|
0.19% ($27,436) |
| from
Lafayette Parish, LA
|
0.18% ($30,527) |
6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,917 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.58% | | Louisiana
average: | 13.45% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($178 average AGI)
| Calcasieu
Parish: |
0.04% | | Louisiana
average: | 0.07% |
2.46% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($12,116 average AGI)
4.09% relocated to other states ($23,624 average AGI)
| Calcasieu
Parish: |
4.09% | | Louisiana
average: | 7.16% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Harris County, TX
|
0.71% ($36,094 average AGI) |
| to
Beauregard Parish, LA
|
0.39% ($31,724) |
| to
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
|
0.29% ($33,112) |
| to
Lafayette Parish, LA
|
0.23% ($25,441) |
| to
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
|
0.22% ($31,642) |
| to
Allen Parish, LA
|
0.15% ($55,806) |
| to
Orange County, TX
|
0.12% ($30,806) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.1
Births
per 1000 population in Calcasieu Parish
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Calcasieu Parish |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Calcasieu Parish |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 26,680 (22,039 aged, 4,641 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 179,026
- In
family households: 155,618 (36,761 male householders, 12,488 female householders)
36,890
spouses, 57,382 children (51,609 natural, 1,403 adopted, 4,370 stepchildren), 4,590 grandchildren, 1,377 brothers or sisters, 869 parents, 2,392 other relatives, 2,869 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 23,408 (9,194 male householders (7,308 living alone)), 10,314 female householders (9,161 living alone)), 3,900 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 4,551 (2,997 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 19,419 2-persons, 12,409 3-persons, 10,326 4-persons, 4,727 5-persons, 1,546 6-persons, 822 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 16,469 1-person, 2,481 2-persons, 361 3-persons, 186 4-persons, 11 5-persons.
31,164 married couples with children.
13,343 single-parent households (2,369 men, 10,974 women).
91.3% of residents of Calcasieu Parish speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,103,392,000 ($5966 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $204,677,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $415,769,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $255,432,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,332,000
Federal grants: $164,329,000
Federal procurement contracts: $214,150,000 ($177,591,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $45,380,000 ($8,356,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,140,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $38,246,000
Federal Government insurance: $888,403,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 14,594
| Here: |
79 per 1000 residents | | State: |
78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 8,963
| Here: |
48 per 1000 residents | | State: | 49
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +466
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +4
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -4,068
| Here: |
-22 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-20 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Calcasieu Parish |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 24.91 millions of gallons per day (98% from ground, 2% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 2,700
- 1995
to 1998: 7,062
- 1990
to 1994: 4,816
- 1980
to 1989: 12,609
- 1970
to 1979: 15,429
- 1960
to 1969: 10,964
- 1950
to 1959: 12,273
- 1940
to 1949: 5,291
- 1939
or earlier: 4,851
|
Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana:
|
- 1
room: 86
- 2
rooms: 604
- 3
rooms: 1,806
- 4
rooms: 5,419
- 5
rooms: 13,246
- 6
rooms: 12,341
- 7
rooms: 7,931
- 8
rooms: 4,103
- 9
or more rooms: 3,549
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana: |
- 1
room: 579
- 2
rooms: 1,526
- 3
rooms: 3,345
- 4
rooms: 5,715
- 5
rooms: 4,929
- 6
rooms: 2,128
- 7
rooms: 918
- 8
rooms: 214
- 9
or more rooms: 174
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Calcasieu Parish: |
- no
bedroom: 172
- 1
bedroom: 1,511
- 2
bedrooms: 10,605
- 3
bedrooms: 28,960
- 4
bedrooms: 6,858
- 5
or more bedrooms: 979
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Calcasieu Parish: |
- no
bedroom: 640
- 1
bedroom: 4,776
- 2
bedrooms: 7,973
- 3
bedrooms: 5,628
- 4
bedrooms: 458
- 5
or more bedrooms: 53
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Calcasieu Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 1,965
- 1
vehicle: 15,392
- 2
vehicles: 23,344
- 3
vehicles: 6,324
- 4
vehicles: 1,664
- 5
or more vehicles: 396
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Calcasieu Parish in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 3,535
- 1
vehicle: 10,151
- 2
vehicles: 4,868
- 3
vehicles: 880
- 4
vehicles: 70
- 5
or more vehicles: 24
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56% of Calcasieu Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Louisiana.
| Calcasieu
Parish: |
55.9% | | State
average: | 59.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 144159
- Northeast:
2572
- Midwest:
5223
- South:
23949
- West:
4104
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,600 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (48%)
- Electricity
(47%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood
(1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(52%)
- Utility
gas (44%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,830
| Here: |
12.2% | | Louisiana: | 17.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,113
| Here: |
9.8% | | Louisiana: | 15.5% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 793
| Here: |
9.6% | | Louisiana: | 16.8% |
Calcasieu
Parish government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $806,000
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $14,320,000
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $34,059,000
All Other: $10,683,000
Parks & Recreation: $990,000
Sewerage: $121,000
Housing & Community Development: $92,000
Regular Highways: $47,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $13,403,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,560,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,651,000
Water Utilities: $1,397,000
Fire Protection: $1,075,000
Air Transportation: $448,000
Health - Other: $385,000
Own Hospitals: $322,000
General: $296,000
Judicial & Legal: $274,000
Police Protection: $129,000
Corrections - Other: $117,000
Financial Administration: $26,000
General Public Buildings: $15,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $13,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $37,853,000
Police Protection: $19,775,000
Corrections - Other: $12,817,000
Regular Highways: $9,699,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,510,000
General - Other: $7,105,000
Financial Administration: $6,076,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,670,000
Central Staff Services: $5,633,000
Libraries: $5,405,000
Health Services - Other: $4,702,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,041,000
Fire Protection: $3,533,000
Water Utilities: $3,463,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,333,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,941,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,595,000
Air Transportation: $1,297,000
Transit Utilities: $851,000
Welfare - Other: $799,000
Sewerage: $114,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $2,756,000
All Other: $2,098,000
General Support: $22,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $35,612,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Natural Resources: $67,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,495,000
Health & Hospitals: $227,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $418,857,000
Water Utilities: $16,751,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $27,930,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,122,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $17,053,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $30,786,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $3,758,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $410,223,000
Water Utilities: $12,114,000
Other, NEC: $6,444,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $14,757,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $7,753,000
Water Utilities: $878,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $38,176,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,454,000
Rents: $464,000
Property Sale Other: $378,000
Special Assessments: $47,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $1,911,000
Police Protection: $1,908,000
Corrections - Other: $1,105,000
Air Transportation: $726,000
General - Other: $430,000
Financial Administration: $371,000
Natural Resource - Other: $365,000
Judicial: $223,000
Parks & Recreation: $211,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $184,000
Fire Protection: $58,000
Water Utilities: $54,000
Central Staff: $19,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $225,291,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $5,536,000
Transit Utilities: $24,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $705,000
End of Fiscal Year: $400,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $417,714,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,286,000
Public Welfare: $8,268,000
Highways: $4,226,000
General Support: $2,989,000
Transit Utilities: $626,000
Health & Hospitals: $133,000
Water Utilities: $91,000
- Tax
- Property: $58,059,000
Total General Sales: $30,559,000
Other Selective Sales: $10,300,000
Public Utilities: $2,218,000
NEC: $1,720,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $72,355,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $873,000
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