Hawthorne vs Lake Charles
Hawthorne, CA compared with Lake Charles, LA · 1,490 miles apart
Hawthorne has 82,741 residents to Lake Charles’s 82,676. Hawthorne comes out ahead on median household income, poverty rate. Lake Charles does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Hawthorne, CA | Lake Charles, LA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 82,741 | 82,676 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,593 | 1,741 |
| Median household income | $75,848 | $59,235 |
| Median home value | $863,400 | $214,300 |
| Median rent | $1,782 | $1,109 |
| Homeownership | 27.2% | 60.9% |
| Average commute | 28.3 min | 17 min |
| Median age | 33.9 | 36.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 26% | 29.1% |
| Poverty rate | 15.5% | 23.3% |
| Unemployment | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| Price to income | 11.4× | 3.6× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
Full profiles
- Hawthorne, CAClimate, crime, housing
- Lake Charles, LAClimate, crime, housing