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Lake Charles, LA vs Boston, MA

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- Boston is 0% more densely populated than Lake Charles.
- People are 18.9% less likely to be married in Boston.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years younger in Boston.
 Lake Charles, LABoston, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock672,814329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.638.4
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 Population - 201072,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock589,141285,036,114
 Population - 199070,580  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now11.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock13,919.593.4
 Land Area43.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock41.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lake Charles, LABoston, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Lake Charles, LABoston, MAUnited States
 White45.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.7%12.2%
 Asian2.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lake Charles, LABoston, MAUnited States
 Married Population41.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.6%50.2%
 Never Married38.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.3%10.8%
 Widowed7.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households32,455  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock128,14780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,272  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.3%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews
Jeff · Moss Bluff, LA
Good good good…
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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Jeremy · Moss Bluff, LA
Very tense atmosphere
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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Marshall L. · 
clannish (feels like a cult)
Over 5 years ago

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 Boston    122 Reviews
Peter · East Sandwich, MA
Boston is great!
Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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Richard · Revere, MA
Many pros, but all are outweighed by the cons
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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Ketevani · Woburn, MA
Do you want to feel poor?! Come on down!
Over 4 years ago

I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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