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New Braunfels, TX vs Lake Charles, LA

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- Lake Charles is 0% more densely populated than New Braunfels.
- People are 26.1% less likely to be married in Lake Charles.
- The Median Age is 0.5 years older in Lake Charles.
 New Braunfels, TXLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock83,444329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.638.4
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 Population - 201058,061  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock71,757285,036,114
 Population - 199027,334  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now249.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,930.093.4
 Land Area45.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 New Braunfels, TXLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 New Braunfels, TXLake Charles, LAUnited States
 White57.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock46.2%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 New Braunfels, TXLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Married Population55.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.8%50.2%
 Never Married27.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.492.60
 Households33,637  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,18380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,871  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for New Braunfels    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in this awesome city for the past 2 years and believe it’s best described as either a breath of fresh air or a slice of heaven on earth.  More

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Diana · 

I moved here in 2001 due to a work transfer. It was small and quaint then. Today, there are too many people for the infrastructure, water resources, and schools. The  More

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I lived in NB for only about 4 months because of the extreme reaction I had to the cement polution in the area. There are two large cement plants to the north and south  More

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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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