Metro area · CBSA 29340
Lake Charles
The Lake Charles, LA metro area has 244,027 people. Median rent is $1,081, 19.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Calcasieu Parish at $1,231. Of the 16 places we track here, Welsh has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$66,700
Median home value
$207,800
Unemployment
5.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,231
HUD, Calcasieu Parish
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles | 81,143 | $1,109 | 22.5% |
| Sulphur | 20,775 | $994 | 19.3% |
| Moss Bluff | 12,482 | $1,324 | 17.3% |
| Jennings | 9,553 | $881 | 21.8% |
| Prien | 7,119 | $1,292 | 17.8% |
| Westlake | 4,743 | $1,049 | 18.4% |
| Carlyss | 4,412 | $1,358 | 20.8% |
| Welsh | 3,313 | $576 | 8.8% |
| Iowa | 3,200 | $1,098 | 22.0% |
| Vinton | 3,176 | $947 | 27.1% |
| DeQuincy | 2,931 | $760 | 20.6% |
| Lake Arthur | 2,585 | $723 | 16.1% |
| Hackberry | 899 | $830 | 9.5% |
| Elton | 862 | $848 | 27.1% |
| Hayes | 690 | $1,109 | 19.7% |
| Gillis | 667 | $1,109 | 19.8% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.