Carlyss vs Lake Charles

A side-by-side comparison of Carlyss and Lake Charles: population, income, housing, and more.

Carlyss and Lake Charles are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Charles has the higher population (81,679 vs 5,184 in Carlyss). Carlyss has the higher median household income ($92,004 vs $56,864 in Lake Charles). Lake Charles has the higher median home value ($204,000 vs $152,400 in Carlyss).

Population, income & housing

	Carlyss	Lake Charles
Population	5,184	81,679
Median age	30.8 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$92,004	$56,864
Median home value	$152,400	$204,000
Median gross rent	$1,142	$1,090
Housing units	2,363	40,146
Homeownership rate	74.9%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlyss	Lake Charles
Population	5,248 → 5,184 (-1.2%)	77,283 → 81,679 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$49,619 → $92,004 (+85.4%)	$42,942 → $56,864 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$107,000 → $152,400 (+42.4%)	$155,700 → $204,000 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,109 → $1,142 (+3.0%)	$816 → $1,090 (+33.6%)

Carlyss

Population

5,2485,184

Median household income

$49,619$92,004

Median home value

$107,000$152,400

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,142

Lake Charles

Population

77,28381,679

Median household income

$42,942$56,864

Median home value

$155,700$204,000

Median gross rent

$816$1,090

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlyss	Lake Charles
Under 5	11.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	20.4%	15.9%
18 to 24	5.0%	11.0%
25 to 34	18.4%	15.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.8%
45 to 54	7.9%	10.5%
55 to 64	16.0%	12.2%
65 to 74	5.7%	9.7%
75 and over	3.7%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlyss	Lake Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	46.5%
Black or African American	4.9%	42.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlyss	Lake Charles
No high school diploma	14.9%	9.8%
High school graduate	27.5%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlyss	Lake Charles
Drove alone	84.3%	81.4%
Carpooled	9.5%	9.4%
Public transit	0.8%	0.1%
Walked	2.4%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	2.3%	4.8%
Other means	0.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlyss	Lake Charles
1-unit, detached	50.0%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	44.1%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Carlyss	Lake Charles
Poverty rate	8.4%	23.2%
Average household size	2.67	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	2005	1979