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Lake Charles, LA vs Prairie View, TX

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- Prairie View is 0% more densely populated than Lake Charles.
- People are 81.8% less likely to be married in Prairie View.
- The Median Age is 15.1 years younger in Prairie View.
 Lake Charles, LAPrairie View, TXUnited States
 Population83,4446,464329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%56.6%50.5%
 Male Population49.2%43.4%49.5%
 Median Age35.620.538.4
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 Population - 201072,5065,601309,327,143
 Population - 200071,7574,410285,036,114
 Population - 199070,5804,004251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now9.3%59.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now11.1%75.2%30.8%
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 Population Density1,930.0895.893.4
 Land Area43.27.23,531,905.4
 Water Area2.80.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lake Charles, LAPrairie View, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%1.1%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.4%1.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%2.1%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.4%1.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%56.0%4.0%
 Age 21 to 245.8%23.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%4.8%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4411.6%3.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.5%2.0%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.2%0.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%1.4%6.3%
 Age 65 to 748.8%2.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%0.9%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.0%0.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Lake Charles, LAPrairie View, TXUnited States
 White45.0%1.8%59.4%
 Black46.2%93.2%12.2%
 Asian2.3%0.1%5.6%
 Native American0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.2%0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%0.9%3.2%
 Hispanic3.8%3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lake Charles, LAPrairie View, TXUnited States
 Married Population41.2%7.5%49.8%
     Currently Married38.7%6.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%0.6%1.8%
 Single Population58.8%92.5%50.2%
 Never Married38.4%87.2%33.8%
 Divorced12.8%3.2%10.8%
 Widowed7.7%2.1%5.6%
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 Household Size2.492.692.60
 Households32,4551,100124,010,992
 Family Households18,18342480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.4%26.4%30.5%
     Married couple, no children41.1%25.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,27267643,255,233
     Single householder, w/children21.2%20.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.3%27.6%10.8%
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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews
Jeff · Moss Bluff, LA
Good good good…
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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Jeremy · Moss Bluff, LA
Very tense atmosphere
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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Marshall L. · 
clannish (feels like a cult)
Over 4 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 Prairie View    1 Reviews
Matthew · La Porte, TX
It is not like other Texas cities
Over 4 years ago

I lived in this city for five years and was shocked. They love to say "they represent black Americans" but they represent stupidity. The leaders hate to serve their  More

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