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Housing Market
Demand Fundamentals
Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 ZIPs in this city:
70601
70602
70605
70606
70607
70611
70612
70615
70616
70629
Market Hotness
18
Hotness Rank
--
Hotness Score
18
Supply Score
6
Demand Score
29
DOM vs US
+40.4%
Slower
Price vs US
56%
Below avg
Median Listing Price
$268K
Population
133,538
Households
95,523
Median Days on Market
92
Active Listings
492
New Listings
152
Housing Market
Pricing
Median Listing Price
$268K
+8.6% YoY
Average Listing Price
$359K
+19.6% YoY
Price per Sq Ft
$131.774
+2.8% YoY
Median Sq Ft
1,990
+5.5% YoY
Inventory
Active Listings
492
-29.9% YoY
New Listings
152
-2.6% YoY
Total Listings
711
-20.0% YoY
Buyer Competition
Pending Listings
226
+22.2% YoY
Pending Ratio
0.45
+72.9% YoY
Median Days on Market
92
+18.0% YoY
Price Reduced
14.4%
-17.0% YoY
FY2026 Fair Market Rent — Calcasieu Parish
HUD government estimate (40th percentile) — not actual market asking rent.
Studio
$921
/month
1 BR
$928
/month
2 BR
$1,217
/month
3 BR
$1,459
/month
4 BR
$1,611
/month
FMR Trends — Calcasieu Parish
Source: HUD Fair Market Rents
Demand Fundamentals
Median Age
37.4
2024
Population
Total Population
133,538
-1.1% YoY
Calcasieu Parish Population
206,861
+1.2% YoY
Households
Total Housing Units
95,523
+1.1% YoY
Age
2024 Age Mix
207K
residents
Under 18
51,633
24.9%
Adults 18–64
122,136
59.0%
65 & Over
33,319
16.1%
Age Composition Over Time
2017–2024
Population Under 18
51,633
-1.4% YoY
Population 65 & Over
33,319
+2.3% YoY
Median Age
37.40
+0.5% YoY
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