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Portland, ME vs Lake Charles, LA

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- Lake Charles is 0% more densely populated than Portland.
- People are 4.0% more likely to be married in Lake Charles.
- The Median Age is 1.3 years younger in Lake Charles.
 Portland, MELake Charles, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock83,444329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.638.4
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 Population - 201066,089  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock71,757285,036,114
 Population - 199064,358  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,930.093.4
 Land Area21.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portland, MELake Charles, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Portland, MELake Charles, LAUnited States
 White81.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock46.2%12.2%
 Asian4.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portland, MELake Charles, LAUnited States
 Married Population39.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.8%50.2%
 Never Married44.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.492.60
 Households31,237  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,18380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,747  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  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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