Carlyss

Population: 5,184
Median household income: $92,004
Median home value: $152,400

Carlyss, a community in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, has 5,184 residents. At $92,004, its median household income sits above Calcasieu Parish's $67,849.

From 2019 to 2023, Carlyss's population declined 1.2% from 5,248 to 5,184, while its median home value rose 42.4% from $107,000 to $152,400.

The typical home was built around 2005. 8.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,184
Median age: 30.8 yrs
Median household income: $92,004
Median home value: $152,400
Median gross rent: $1,142
Housing units: 2,363
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,248	$49,619	$107,000	$1,109
2020	5,185	$58,000	$106,000	$994
2021	5,252	$71,270	$115,100	$1,405
2022	5,018	$76,484	$144,800	$1,351
2023	5,184	$92,004	$152,400	$1,142

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.1%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	573	11.1%
5 to 17	1,058	20.4%
18 to 24	260	5.0%
25 to 34	952	18.4%
35 to 44	616	11.9%
45 to 54	407	7.9%
55 to 64	830	16.0%
65 to 74	297	5.7%
75 and over	191	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,405	85.0%
Black or African American	256	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	53	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	245	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	225	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.9%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's40.5%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	492	14.9%
High school graduate	904	27.5%
Some college or associate's	1,333	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	266	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	298	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,959	84.3%
Carpooled	220	9.5%
Public transit	18	0.8%
Walked	56	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	53	2.3%
Other means	19	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	633	27.9%
15 to 29 min	1,357	59.7%
30 to 44 min	55	2.4%
45 to 59 min	50	2.2%
60+ min	177	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 8.4% (438 of 5,184)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,347	69.3%
Nonfamily households	596	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,943	82.2%
Vacant	420	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,456	74.9%
Renter-occupied	487	25.1%

1-unit, detached50.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other44.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,181	50.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	29	1.2%
5 to 19 units	112	4.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,041	44.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2212840
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 30.1767, -93.3696