2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Cabot, AR vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Household income in Lake Charles, is 20% less than it is in Cabot and is 38% below the National Average.
- Cabot unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Lake Charles unemployment rate is 8.7%.
 Cabot, ARLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.3%8.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.4%54.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%10.2%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.9%6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,945$31,590$37,638
 Household Income$62,654$49,913$69,021
 Family Median Income$80,146$67,321$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cabot, ARLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.3%13.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%5.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.2%12.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.6%8.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.0%9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.5%6.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.8%9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%10.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.2%13.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.5%3.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.0%6.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cabot, ARLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%12.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.7%3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.4%2.8%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library8.1%7.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.5%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology13.5%7.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.0%4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.2%7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%6.2%3.6%
 Personal care1.9%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%22.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.8%8.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.3%10.0%13.1%
Reviews for Cabot    6 Reviews

Cabot is a bedroom community of Little Rock, but also a bedroom community to LRAFB and a service and businesses community for all the smaller surrounding towns. So while  More

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Over 5 years ago

It is a good place overall. It has lots of fast food places and lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

Very nice rural  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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