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INTRODUCTION This Fact Sheet displays important data on the state of housing within the five parishes in Regional Housing Planning Area 5. It includes information on affordability, previous investments in the area, and the population and households in each parish. The Louisiana Housing Alliance and the Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance (GNOHA) are hosting the Louisiana Statewide Housing Listening Tour.

FACT SHEETREGIONAL HOUSING PLANNING AREA RHPA 5- LAKE CHARLES

CALCASIEU

CAMERON

ALLENBEA

URE

GARD

Jennings

Deridder

Cameron

Oakdale

Lake Charles

JEFFERSON DAVISLIST OF PARISHES IN RHPA 5:

» Allen Parish » Beauregard Parish » Calcasieu Parish » Cameron Parish » Jefferson Davis Parish

SOURCESAmerican Community Survey 1-year Estimates, 2016 (Allen, Beauregard, Cameron and Jefferson Davis used ACS 5-year Estimates, 2012-2016 due to data availability.All Parishes used ACS 5-year Estimates 2012-2016 for “Race and Ethnicity” due to data availability.)

U.S. Census Building Permits, 2016

The Regional Housing Planning Area Fact Sheets were made possible due to the support of the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s Disaster Relief Fund, which is largely supported by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, and other donors including Razoo Foundation, Lauren Bon and Metabollic Studio via the Annenberg Foundation, Dentaquest, and various individuals.

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POPULATION

25,619POPULATION

36,435HOUSEHOLDS

7,881HOUSEHOLDS

13,106

TENURE TENURE

OCCUPANCY STATUS OCCUPANCY STATUS

$40,948MEDIAN HH INCOME

$45,969MEDIAN HH INCOME

POVERTY STATUS POVERTY STATUS15.9% 19.0%

COST BURDEN COST BURDEN

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

PERMITS

40

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

PERMITS

146

ALLEN CALCASIEUBEAUREGARD

RACE & ETHNICITY RACE & ETHNICITY

OWNER OCCUPIED OWNER OCCUPIED

RENTER OCCUPIED RENTER OCCUPIED73.8% 76.0%26.2% 24.0%

$522$669

$81,100$104,100

MEDIANRENT

MEDIANRENT

MEDIANVALUE

MEDIANVALUE

POPULATION

200,601HOUSEHOLDS

76,270

TENURE

OCCUPANCY STATUS

$45,962MEDIAN HH INCOME

POVERTY STATUS21.4%

COST BURDEN

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

PERMITS

146

RACE & ETHNICITY

OWNER OCCUPIED

RENTER OCCUPIED67.9%

$770

$126,600

MEDIANRENT

MEDIANVALUE

32.1%

Occupied: 7,881 units

Vacant: 1,901 units

TOTAL: 9,782 units

Occupied: 13,106 units

Vacant: 2,114 units

TOTAL: 15,220 units

Occupied: 76,270 units

Vacant: 9,628 units

TOTAL: 85,898 units

ASIANWHITEBLACK

OTHER

19.7%73.4%0.8%6.2%

Hispanic or Latino4.3%95.7% Not Hispanic or Latino

ASIANWHITEBLACK

OTHER

13.1%82.5%0.5%3.9%

Hispanic or Latino3.6%96.4% Not Hispanic or Latino

ASIANWHITEBLACK

OTHER

26.3%72.7%1.5%3.8%

Hispanic or Latino3.0%97.0% Not Hispanic or Latino

Owner: 15.4%

Renter: 43.2%

Overall: 21.1%

Owner: 13.3%

Renter: 48.8%

Overall: 20.4%

Owner: 14.5%

Renter: 48.2%

Overall: 25.7%

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POPULATION

6,739HOUSEHOLDS

2,653

TENURE

OCCUPANCY STATUS

$64,231MEDIAN HH INCOME

POVERTY STATUS8.9%

COST BURDEN

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

PERMITS

51

CAMERON JEFFERSON DAVIS

RACE & ETHNICITY

OWNER OCCUPIED

RENTER OCCUPIED89.9%10.1%

$727

$97,400

MEDIANRENT

MEDIANVALUE

POPULATION

31,399HOUSEHOLDS

11,554

TENURE

OCCUPANCY STATUS

$39,063MEDIAN HH INCOME

POVERTY STATUS19.6%

COST BURDEN

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

PERMITS

85

RACE & ETHNICITY

OWNER OCCUPIED

RENTER OCCUPIED71.1%28.9%

$546

$91,900

MEDIANRENT

MEDIANVALUEMEDIANVALUE

Occupied: 2,653 units

Vacant: 988 units

TOTAL: 3,641 units

Occupied: 11,554 units

Vacant: 2,042 units

TOTAL: 13,596 units

ASIANWHITEBLACK

OTHER

1.6%95.3%0.5%2.6%

Hispanic or Latino5.1%94.9% Not Hispanic or Latino

ASIANWHITEBLACK

OTHER

16.5%80.2%0.3%3.0%

Hispanic or Latino2.2%97.8% Not Hispanic or Latino

Owner: 7.3%

Renter: 35.5%

Overall: 9.1%

Owner: 16.6%

Renter: 51.5%

Overall: 25.1%