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Lake Charles, LA vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs is 0% more densely populated than Lake Charles.
- People are 6.7% more likely to be married in Council Bluffs.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years older in Council Bluffs.
 Lake Charles, LACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock62,617329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.638.4
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 Population - 201072,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,268285,036,114
 Population - 199070,580  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now11.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,460.893.4
 Land Area43.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lake Charles, LACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Lake Charles, LACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 White45.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian2.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lake Charles, LACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Married Population41.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.1%50.2%
 Never Married38.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.1%10.8%
 Widowed7.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households32,455  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,89480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,272  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.4%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 Council Bluffs    4 Reviews
Brandon · South Salt Lake, UT
Nothing to write home about
Over 3 years ago

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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James · Littleton, CO
Hidden Gem
Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Vicki · Crescent, IA
low
Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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