2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Lake Charles, LA vs Baltimore, MD

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- Household income in Baltimore, is 8% more than it is in Lake Charles and is 28% below the National Average.
- Lake Charles unemployment rate is 8.7%.
- Baltimore unemployment rate is 7.9%.
 Lake Charles, LABaltimore, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth54.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock11.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,590  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,124$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,321  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Charles, LABaltimore, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Charles, LABaltimore, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.4%13.1%
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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Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  More

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