New Orleans vs Lake Charles
New Orleans, LA compared with Lake Charles, LA · 196 miles apart
New Orleans has 362,154 residents to Lake Charles’s 82,676. New Orleans comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Lake Charles does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| New Orleans, LA | Lake Charles, LA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 362,154 | 82,676 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,136 | 1,741 |
| Median household income | $56,631 | $59,235 |
| Median home value | $315,700 | $214,300 |
| Median rent | $1,251 | $1,109 |
| Homeownership | 51.2% | 60.9% |
| Average commute | 22.6 min | 17 min |
| Median age | 38.8 | 36.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 42.4% | 29.1% |
| Poverty rate | 22.6% | 23.3% |
| Unemployment | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Price to income | 5.6× | 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.
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