Lake Charles City, Louisiana Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Lake Charles Population: 71757 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 34177 47.63% Female 37580 52.37%       Under 5 years 4978 6.94% 5 to 9 years 5086 7.09% 10 to 14 years 4932 6.87% 15 to 19 years 5882 8.2% 20 to 24 years 5715 7.96% 25 to 34 years 8971 12.5% 35 to 44 years 10308 14.37% 45 to 54 years 9235 12.87% 55 to 59 years 3242 4.52% 60 to 64 years 2891 4.03% 65 to 74 years 5553 7.74% 75 to 84 years 3698 5.15% 85 years and over 1266 1.76%       Median age (years) 35.3       18 years and over 53449 74.49% Male 24872 34.66% Female 28577 39.82% 21 years and over 49607 69.13% 62 years and over 12211 17.02% 65 years and over 10517 14.66% Male 4122 5.74% Female 6395 8.91%       Race     One race % White 36042 50.23% Black or African American 33599 46.82% American Indian and Alaska Native 167 0.23% Asian 770 1.07% Asian indian 231 0.32% Chinese 106 0.15% Filipino 89 0.12% Japanese 15 0.02% Korean 50 0.07% Vietnamese 166 0.23% Other Asian 113 0.16% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 18 0.03% Native Hawaiian 7 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 8 0.01% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 3 0% Some other race 338 0.47% Two or more races 823 1.15%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 71757 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1007 1.4% Mexican 385 0.54% Puerto Rican 148 0.21% Cuban 70 0.1% Other Hispanic or Latino 404 0.56% Not Hispanic or Latino 70750 98.6% White alone 35540 49.53%       Relationship     Total Population 71757 100.00% In households 68187 95.02% Householder 27974 38.98% Spouse 11645 16.23% Child 21091 29.39% Own child under 18 years 15630 21.78% Other relatives 4335 6.04% Under 18 years 2210 3.08% Nonrelatives 3142 4.38% Unmarried partner 1329 1.85% In group quarters 3570 4.98% Institutionalized population 2208 3.08% Non-Institutionalized population 1362 1.9%       Households by Type     Total Households 27974 100.0 % Family households (families) 18027 64.44% With own children under 18 years 8519 30.45% Married-couple family 11645 41.63% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 5220 18.66% With own children under 18 years 3201 11.44% Non Family households 9947 35.56% Householder living alone 8394 30.01% Householder 65 years and over 3110 11.12%       Households with individuals under 18 years 9774 34.94% Households with individuals 65 years and over 7363 26.32%       Average Household size 2.44 Average family size 3.06       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 31429 100.00% Occupied housing units 27974 89.01% Vacant housing units 3455 10.99% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 123 0.39% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 13.6       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 27974 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 16122 57.63% Renter-occupied housing units. 11852 42.37%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.51 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.34

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