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Fayetteville, NC vs Lake Charles, LA

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- Lake Charles is 0% more densely populated than Fayetteville.
- People are 6.4% less likely to be married in Lake Charles.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years older in Lake Charles.
 Fayetteville, NCLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock83,444329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.638.4
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 Population - 2010208,354  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock71,757285,036,114
 Population - 199075,695  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now179.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,930.093.4
 Land Area147.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fayetteville, NCLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Fayetteville, NCLake Charles, LAUnited States
 White35.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock46.2%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fayetteville, NCLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Married Population44.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.8%50.2%
 Never Married39.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.492.60
 Households80,057  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,18380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households33,515  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 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 4 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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