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Port Arthur, TX vs Lake Charles, LA

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- Lake Charles is 0% more densely populated than Port Arthur.
- People are 4.3% less likely to be married in Lake Charles.
- The Median Age is 1.1 years older in Lake Charles.
 Port Arthur, TXLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock83,444329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.638.4
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 Population - 201054,500  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock71,757285,036,114
 Population - 199058,724  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-8.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,930.093.4
 Land Area76.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Port Arthur, TXLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  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 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Port Arthur, TXLake Charles, LAUnited States
 White17.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock46.2%12.2%
 Asian6.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Port Arthur, TXLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Married Population43.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.8%50.2%
 Never Married39.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.492.60
 Households20,396  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,18380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,558  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Port Arthur    9 Reviews
Fabian · Nederland, TX
port arthur ace hole capital of the world
Over 10 years ago

Port arthur and surrounding areas CONS: hot and very humid summers cant go outside during summer hungry mosquitos chase you. Most pdople on the road especially with  More

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chauncey · Port Arthur, TX
Slow grind
Over 10 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Kimberly · Port Arthur, TX
Pierre
Over 11 years ago

I live in the Port Acres area of Port Arthur and I like the rural area very much. I do have to wonder what kind of hallucinogenic drugs he had used prior to writing his  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews
Jeff · Moss Bluff, LA
Good good good…
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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Jeremy · Moss Bluff, LA
Very tense atmosphere
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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Marshall L. · 
clannish (feels like a cult)
Over 5 years ago

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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