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Lake Charles, LA vs Waynesville, NC

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Highlights
- Waynesville is 0% more densely populated than Lake Charles.
- People are 20.5% more likely to be married in Waynesville.
- The Median Age is 12.0 years older in Waynesville.
 Lake Charles, LAWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,087329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock47.638.4
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 Population - 201072,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,232285,036,114
 Population - 199070,580  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now11.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,142.593.4
 Land Area43.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lake Charles, LAWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Lake Charles, LAWaynesville, NCUnited States
 White45.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian2.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lake Charles, LAWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Married Population41.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.4%50.2%
 Never Married38.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.6%10.8%
 Widowed7.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.112.60
 Households32,455  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,69780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,272  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.3%  Unlock10.8%
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 Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 17 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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