ZIP 70607 · Lake Charles
Who lives in ZIP code 70607 (Lake Charles, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lake Charles, LA · Cameron Parish
uszips 2026
People27,080
Median age32.3
Household income$60,351
Home value$177,679
Median rent$1,128/mo
Poverty24.6%
College degree+17.5%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lake Charles, LA
- Wider region
- Lake Charles-DeRidder, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 91 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,016
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.5% are 65 or older; 73.7% are adults.
Household income
27.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,619.
Education (adults 25+)
41.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.1%
- Never married
- 41.3%
- Divorced
- 14.5%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 3.42
- Dual-income families
- 44.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.5%
- Rent burden
- 38.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.0%
- Unemployment
- 7.1%
- Self-employed
- 10.6%
- Farmers
- 1.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.5%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 18.4%
- No health insurance
- 10.3%
- Limited English
- 2.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.