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Lake Charles, LA MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 4,283
  equals Births 13,941
  less Deaths 9,658
Net Migration 1,521
  equals net International Migration 937
  plus net Domestic Migration 584

The population of the Lake Charles, LA MSA changed from 200,009 on 2010 to 205,605 in 2015 -- a change of 5,596 (2.80%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), natural change (4,283) exceeded net migration (1,521); natural change has been the primary contributing factor for the total metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Lake Charles, LA MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Calcasieu Parish, LA22019P0000001 193,106 193,817 194,499 195,493 196,839 198,788 5,682 2.94
Cameron Parish, LA22023P0000001 6,903 6,690 6,629 6,689 6,705 6,817 -86 -1.25
Total P0000001 200,009 200,507 201,128 202,182 203,544 205,605 5,596 2.80
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Calcasieu Parish, LA22019B0000001 2,396 2,611 2,728 2,742 2,771 2,766 13,618 
Cameron Parish, LA22023B0000001 80 77 53 56 71 66 323 
Total B0000001 2,476 2,688 2,781 2,798 2,842 2,832 13,941 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Calcasieu Parish, LA22019D0000001 1,992 1,861 1,817 1,930 1,925 1,902 9,435 
Cameron Parish, LA22023D0000001 76 40 39 44 43 57 223 
Total D0000001 2,068 1,901 1,856 1,974 1,968 1,959 9,658 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Calcasieu Parish, LA22019NC000001 404 750 911 812 846 864 4,183 
Cameron Parish, LA22023NC000001 4 37 14 12 28 9 100 
Total NC000001 408 787 925 824 874 873 4,283 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Calcasieu Parish, LA22019MI000001 192 194 173 169 202 203 941 
Cameron Parish, LA22023MI000001 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -4 
Total MI000001 192 194 172 168 201 202 937 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Calcasieu Parish, LA22019MD000001 788 -119 -398 50 388 861 782 
Cameron Parish, LA22023MD000001 172 -277 -70 63 -13 99 -198 
Total MD000001 960 -396 -468 113 375 960 584 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Calcasieu Parish, LA22019MN000001 980 75 -225 219 590 1,064 1,723 
Cameron Parish, LA22023MN000001 172 -277 -71 62 -14 98 -202 
Total MN000001 1,152 -202 -296 281 576 1,162 1,521 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Calcasieu Parish, LA22019GQ000001 3,796 3,796 3,798 3,798 3,798 3,799 3 0.08
Cameron Parish, LA22023GQ000001 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0.00
Total GQ000001 3,816 3,816 3,818 3,818 3,818 3,819 3 0.08

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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