Living in Calcasieu Parish School District, Louisiana

Overview

A total of 77,780 households are located in Calcasieu Parish School District area. Among them, 25,682 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.16 people. The total number of children in the region is 61,355 and 49,351 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (3,228) of residents are non-citizens and 6% (12,651) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Calcasieu Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	77,780
Population	198,124
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	25,682 (33%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	61,355
Total Students	49,351
Pre-Kindergarten	3,415
Kindergarten	3,017
Grade 1-8	21,753
Grade 9-12	10,417
College/Graduate School	10,749
Veterans	151,242
Non-citizen	3,228
Non-English Home Language	12,651
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

156,402 residents are over the age of 16 and 95,360 people are in labor force. Among them, 95,299 people are in civilian labor force and 61 are in armed labor force. 89,962 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Calcasieu Parish School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	88,695	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	76,038	85.73%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	7,442	8.39%
Public transportation	374	0.42%
Walked	1,383	1.56%
Other method	1,343	1.51%
Worked from home	2,115	2.38%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	89,962	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	27,854	30.96%
Service	18,217	20.25%
Sales and office	19,213	21.36%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,825	13.14%
Production, transportation, and material moving	12,853	14.29%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	89,962	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,854	2.06%
Construction	9,612	10.68%
Manufacturing	9,425	10.48%
Wholesale trade	1,769	1.97%
Retail trade	10,726	11.92%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4,595	5.11%
Information	1,286	1.43%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,666	4.08%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	6,630	7.37%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	20,472	22.76%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	12,030	13.37%
Other services, except public administration	4,289	4.77%
Public administration	3,608	4.01%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	89,962	-
Private wage and salary workers	73,637	81.85%
Government workers	11,958	13.29%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	4,254	4.73%
Unpaid family workers	113	0.13%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $72,183 for the 77,780 households in Calcasieu Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $31,659. 181,161 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.84%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	77,780	-
Less than $10,000	6,221	8.00%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,678	4.73%
$15,000 - $24,999	10,080	12.96%
$25,000 - $34,999	7,948	10.22%
$35,000 - $49,999	10,106	12.99%
$50,000 - $74,999	12,858	16.53%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,396	10.79%
$100,000 - $149,999	10,692	13.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,277	5.50%
More than $200,000	3,524	4.53%
Median Household Income	$51,148	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$72,183	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	50,630	-
Less than $10,000	2,814	5.56%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,320	2.61%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,774	9.43%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,529	8.95%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,551	12.94%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,724	17.23%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,444	12.73%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,807	17.39%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,633	7.18%
More than $200,000	3,034	5.99%

Median Family Income	$65,251	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$85,187	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,659	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$57,204	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$57,204	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	199,425	-
With health insurance coverage	181,161	90.84%
Public coverage	81,687	40.96%
Private health insurance	123,163	61.76%
Without health insurance coverage	18,264	9.16%

Housing

There are 90,168 housing units in Calcasieu Parish School District area, Louisiana with 77,780 units (86.26%) occupied. 52,468 houses (67.46%) are occupied by owner and 25,312 houses (32.54%) are rented. The average housing value is $156,800 and the average rental cost is $832. 4,230 houses (4.69%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 8,406 houses (9.32%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	90,168	-
Occupied	77,780	86.26%
Owner Occupied	52,468	67.46%
Renter Occupied	25,312	32.54%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	59,524	66.01%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,254	1.39%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	14,370	15.94%
Mobile Homes	14,814	16.43%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	206	0.23%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	90,168	-
Built 2014 or later	4,230	4.69%
Built 2010 - 2013	4,571	5.07%
Built 2000 - 2009	14,546	16.13%
Built 1990 - 1999	13,399	14.86%
Built 1980 - 1989	11,407	12.65%
Built 1970 - 1979	13,286	14.73%
Built 1960 - 1969	8,704	9.65%
Built 1950 - 1959	11,619	12.89%
Built 1949 or earlier	8,406	9.32%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	90,168	-
1 room	857	0.95%
2 rooms	1,350	1.50%
3 rooms	5,796	6.43%
4 rooms	14,449	16.02%
5 rooms	24,521	27.19%
6 rooms	17,963	19.92%
7 rooms	11,369	12.61%
8 rooms	6,579	7.30%
9 rooms or more	7,284	8.08%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	90,168	-
no bedroom	914	1.01%
1 bedroom	6,336	7.03%
2 bedrooms	21,496	23.84%
3 bedrooms	46,518	51.59%
4 bedrooms	13,279	14.73%
5 bedrooms or more	1,625	1.80%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	52,468	-
Less than $50,000	6,518	12.42%
$50,000 - $99,999	9,236	17.60%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,934	17.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	9,923	18.91%
$200,000 - $299,999	10,624	20.25%
$300,000 - $499,999	5,678	10.82%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,250	2.38%
$1,000,000 or more	305	0.58%
Median House Value	$156,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	23,366	-
Less than $500	3,378	14.46%
$500 - $999	12,702	54.36%
$1,000 - $1,499	5,724	24.50%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,133	4.85%
$2,000 - $2,499	321	1.37%
$2,500 - $2,999	76	0.33%
$3,000 or more	32	0.14%
Median Rental Costs	$832	-

Demographic

A total of 201,619 people lives in Calcasieu Parish School District area, Louisiana with 98,398 male and 103,221 female. The males to female ratio is 48.80 to 51.20. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	201,619	-
Male	98,398	48.80%
Female	103,221	51.20%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	201,619	-
Under 5 years	14,344	7.11%
5 - 9 years	14,464	7.17%
10 - 14 years	13,413	6.65%
15 - 19 years	12,674	6.29%
20 - 24 years	13,294	6.59%
25 - 34 years	29,768	14.76%
35 - 44 years	24,591	12.20%
45 - 54 years	23,902	11.86%
55 - 59 years	14,105	7.00%
60 - 64 years	11,682	5.79%
65 - 74 years	17,283	8.57%
75 - 84 years	8,967	4.45%
85 years and older	3,132	1.55%
Median Age	36.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	201,619	-
One Race	196,742	97.58%
White	141,058	69.96%
Black or African American	50,148	24.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native	636	0.32%
Asian	2,842	1.41%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	13	0.01%
Other	2,045	1.01%

Two or more races	4,877	2.42%
White and Black or African American	2,536	1.26%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,009	0.50%
White and Asian	287	0.14%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	53	0.03%

Living in Calcasieu Parish School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic