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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Lake Charles Area is $118,600, which is lower than the state average of $140,400 and is lower than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Lake Charles Area was built is 1981, which is newer than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1978 and is newer than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 54,378 Owner Occupied Houses in Lake Charles Area, #470

Lake Charles Area	118,600 USD
Louisiana	140,400 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Lake Charles Area	17.08%
Louisiana	65.18%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Lake Charles Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Louisiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Lake Charles Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Total Housing Units	87,634, see rank, 100%	1,988,460	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	77,334, 88.25%, see rank	86.44%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	54,378, 62.05%, see rank	57.32%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	22,956, 26.20%, see rank	29.12%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	10,300, 11.75%, see rank	13.56%	12.45%
For Rent	2,438, 2.78%, see rank	2.63%	2.34%
For Sale Only	1,050, 1.20%, see rank	1.10%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	443, 0.51%, see rank	0.95%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	1,588, 1.81%, see rank	2.59%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	57, 0.07%, see rank	0.08%	0.03%
Other Vacant	4,724, 5.39%, see rank	6.22%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #216

Lake Charles Area	Louisiana	U.S.
1981	1978	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Lake Charles Area	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	54,378	100%	1,139,756	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	28,532	52.47%, see rank	54.76%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	25,846	47.53%, see rank	45.24%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Lake Charles Area	1,078 USD
Louisiana	1,207 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Lake Charles Area	%	Louisiana	U.S.
$299 or Less	71	0.25%, see rank	0.30%	0.20%
$300 to $499	1,185	4.15%, see rank	3.00%	1.59%
$500 to $699	3,397	11.91%, see rank	9.69%	5.01%
$700 to $999	8,017	28.10%, see rank	21.94%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	8,819	30.91%, see rank	32.94%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	4,336	15.20%, see rank	17.38%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	2,011	7.05%, see rank	11.03%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	696	2.44%, see rank	3.72%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Lake Charles Area	19.40% of the Total Income
Louisiana	20.90% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Lake Charles Area	%	Louisiana	U.S.
10% or Less	3,488	12.22%, see rank	9.69%	5.86%
10% to 20%	11,453	40.14%, see rank	37.39%	31.95%
20% to 30%	6,655	23.32%, see rank	23.78%	27.64%
30% to 40%	2,958	10.37%, see rank	11.02%	13.74%
40% or More	3,907	13.69%, see rank	17.58%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Lake Charles Area	292 USD
Louisiana	321 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Lake Charles Area	%	Louisiana	U.S.
$199 or Less	6,282	24.31%, see rank	19.26%	7.76%
$200 to $299	7,283	28.18%, see rank	25.79%	14.70%
$300 to $499	9,106	35.23%, see rank	35.65%	34.63%
$500 to $699	2,165	8.38%, see rank	12.17%	21.16%
$700 or More	1,010	3.91%, see rank	7.14%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Lake Charles Area	10.00% of the Total Income
Louisiana	10.00% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Lake Charles Area	%	Louisiana	U.S.
10% or Less	14,366	55.58%, see rank	50.56%	40.19%
10% to 20%	6,697	25.91%, see rank	27.19%	31.47%
20% to 30%	2,140	8.28%, see rank	9.73%	12.24%
30% to 40%	812	3.14%, see rank	4.05%	5.64%
40% or More	1,366	5.29%, see rank	6.80%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Lake Charles Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Total Housing Units	87,634, 100%	1,988,460	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	59,683, 68.10%, see rank	65.06%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	982, 1.12%, see rank	3.07%	5.82%
2 Units	2,853, 3.26%, see rank	3.90%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	2,296, 2.62%, see rank	4.26%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	2,703, 3.08%, see rank	3.33%	4.78%
10 or More Units	4,014, 4.58%, see rank	6.95%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	15,103, 17.23%, see rank	13.43%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Lake Charles Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Total Housing Units	87,634, 100%	1,988,460	132,741,033
1 Room	713, 0.81%, see rank	1.30%	1.95%
2 Rooms	1,702, 1.94%, see rank	1.78%	2.48%
3 Rooms	5,851, 6.68%, see rank	7.77%	9.13%
4 Rooms	15,556, 17.75%, see rank	17.53%	16.60%
5 Rooms	22,430, 25.60%, see rank	25.18%	20.41%
6 Rooms	16,946, 19.34%, see rank	19.93%	18.06%
7 Rooms	10,864, 12.40%, see rank	12.11%	12.27%
8 Rooms	6,484, 7.40%, see rank	7.29%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	7,088, 8.09%, see rank	7.10%	10.60%
Median Rooms	5.40, see rank	5.40	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Lake Charles Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Total Housing Units	87,634, 100%	1,988,460	132,741,033
No Bedroom	808, 0.92%, see rank	1.42%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	5,835, 6.66%, see rank	8.78%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	21,127, 24.11%, see rank	25.11%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	47,330, 54.01%, see rank	48.54%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	10,928, 12.47%, see rank	13.98%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	1,606, 1.83%, see rank	2.18%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Lake Charles Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Total Housing Units	77,334, 100%	1,718,876	116,211,092
Utility Gas	26,151, 33.82%, see rank	35.46%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	1,528, 1.98%, see rank	2.46%	4.86%
Electricity	49,156, 63.56%, see rank	61.06%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	39, 0.05%, see rank	0.07%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	22, 0.03%, see rank	0.01%	0.12%
Wood	218, 0.28%, see rank	0.59%	2.12%
Solar Energy	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.05%
Other Fuel	37, 0.05%, see rank	0.07%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	183, 0.24%, see rank	0.28%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Lake Charles Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	20,308, 100%	517,424	39,201,928
$199 or Less	483, 2.38%, see rank	1.85%	1.50%
$200 to $299	947, 4.66%, see rank	4.16%	3.18%
$300 to $499	2,692, 13.26%, see rank	11.15%	7.37%
$500 to $699	4,643, 22.86%, see rank	21.20%	16.01%
$700 to $999	8,361, 41.17%, see rank	35.30%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	2,825, 13.91%, see rank	20.64%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	201, 0.99%, see rank	4.19%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	156, 0.77%, see rank	1.51%	6.10%
Median	$755, see rank	$786	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Lake Charles Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	77,334, 100%	1,718,876	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	4,990, 6.45%, see rank	8.59%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	29,038, 37.55%, see rank	37.07%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	29,792, 38.52%, see rank	37.93%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	13,514, 17.47%, see rank	16.42%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.