Lake Charles, LA
81,143Residents
$59,235Median household income
$1,109/moMedian gross rent
$214,300Median home value
36.6Median age
29%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
61%Homes lived in by their owners
3.6×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 22% of the median household income in Lake Charles.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $44,000 a year. In Louisiana that leaves roughly $3,018 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $45,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.