Lafayette vs Lake Charles
Lafayette, LA compared with Lake Charles, LA · 71 miles apart
Lafayette has 123,311 residents to Lake Charles’s 82,676. Lafayette comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, bachelor's degree +. Lake Charles does better on homeownership, average commute, price to income.
| Lafayette, LA | Lake Charles, LA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 123,311 | 82,676 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,185 | 1,741 |
| Median household income | $61,915 | $59,235 |
| Median home value | $257,000 | $214,300 |
| Median rent | $1,100 | $1,109 |
| Homeownership | 53.1% | 60.9% |
| Average commute | 20 min | 17 min |
| Median age | 36.9 | 36.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 41.1% | 29.1% |
| Poverty rate | 18.3% | 23.3% |
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| Price to income | 4.2× | 3.6× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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