Lake Charles, LA
US City in Louisiana, South · ranked on 22 metrics
Lake Charles, LA is a US city in Louisiana with a population of 81,816 (280th of 477). It ranks best for Average Commute (Minutes) (39th of 434), Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (111th of 434). It ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (371st of 395), Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (403rd of 434), Poverty Rate (%) (383rd of 434).
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Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 20246th of 46099
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 20247th of 46099
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 202410th of 46098
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 15th of 46096
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202439th of 43491
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 51st of 46088
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024111th of 43475
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024tied 130th of 43470
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025176th of 39556
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025371st of 3956
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024403rd of 4347
- Poverty Rate (%)23.3%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024383rd of 43412
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025347th of 39512
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025308th of 39522
- Median Household Income$59,235Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024332nd of 43424
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025270th of 39532
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024282nd of 43435
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Quick answers
- What is the population of Lake Charles, LA?
- Lake Charles, LA has a population of 81,816, 280th among 477 US cities.
- What does Lake Charles, LA rank best at?
- Among US cities, Lake Charles, LA ranks best for Average Commute (Minutes) (39th of 434); Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (111th of 434).
- Where does Lake Charles, LA rank worst?
- Lake Charles, LA ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (371st of 395); Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (403rd of 434); Poverty Rate (%) (383rd of 434).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Lake Charles, LA?
- Rankodex ranks Lake Charles, LA on 22 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
22 metrics with a value for this place, in 5 topics