8 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The population-weighted median household income is about $65,527, the median home value about $224,621, and 68.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 8
- ZIP codes
- 134.1K
- Population
- 54
- Data points
Lake Charles at a glance
- $65,527
- Median household income
- $224,621
- Median home value
- 36
- Median age
- 68.8%
- Owner-occupied
- 63,757
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Lake Charles ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 70605 | Lake Charles | 40,482 | 72.3% | $86,015 |
| 2 | 70647 | Iowa | 12,736 | 88.8% | $71,045 |
| 3 | 70669 | Lake Charles | 9,552 | 78.7% | $69,106 |
| 4 | 70607 | Lake Charles | 27,080 | 66.5% | $60,351 |
| 5 | 70601 | Lake Charles | 30,872 | 58.9% | $49,992 |
Top 5 Lake Charles ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 70605 | Lake Charles | 40,482 | 72.3% | $86,015 |
| 2 | 70601 | Lake Charles | 30,872 | 58.9% | $49,992 |
| 3 | 70607 | Lake Charles | 27,080 | 66.5% | $60,351 |
| 4 | 70615 | Lake Charles | 12,980 | 61.6% | $40,047 |
| 5 | 70647 | Iowa | 12,736 | 88.8% | $71,045 |
Top 5 Lake Charles ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
|---|
| 1 | 70605 | Lake Charles | 40,482 | 72.3% | $86,015 | $980.1M |
| 2 | 70607 | Lake Charles | 27,080 | 66.5% | $60,351 | $401.9M |
| 3 | 70601 | Lake Charles | 30,872 | 58.9% | $49,992 | $368.7M |
| 4 | 70647 | Iowa | 12,736 | 88.8% | $71,045 | $277M |
| 5 | 70669 | Lake Charles | 9,552 | 78.7% | $69,106 | $207M |
Homeowner GDP = owner-occupied units × median household income — a proxy for aggregate homeowner spending power in a ZIP, useful for scoring market opportunity. Not an official economic statistic.
Densest: 70609 (Lake Charles) at 39,738 people/sq mi. Least dense: 70647 (Iowa) at 71 people/sq mi.
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