en Lake Charles%E2%80%93DeRidder CSA

The Lake Area
The Lake Area
Combined Statistical Area
	Lake Charles–DeRidder, LA; Combined Statistical Area
	Downtown Lake Charles
Interactive Map of Lake Charles–DeRidder, LA CSA	City of Lake Charles Lake Charles, LA MSA DeRidder, LA µSA
	City of Lake Charles Lake Charles, LA MSA DeRidder, LA µSA
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Largest city	Lake Charles
Other cities	- Sulphur; - Jennings; - Westlake; - DeRidder
Population (2020)
• Total	254,652
• Estimate (2022)	239,346
• Rank	US: 199th
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

The Lake Charles–DeRidder combined statistical area is made up of four parishes in southwestern Louisiana. The statistical area consists of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area and the DeRidder Micropolitan Statistical Area. The largest principal city is Lake Charles, and the smaller principal city is Jennings. As of the 2010 census, the CSA had a population of 231,201. A July 1, 2019 estimate placed the population at 241,777.^[1]

Parishes

Communities

Cities

Towns

Villages

Fenton

Census-designated places

Unincorporated places

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 225,003 people, 83,865 households, and 60,291 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 75.47% White, 22.22% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.

The median income for a household in the CSA was $32,447, and the median income for a family was $38,232. Males had a median income of $32,005 versus $19,724 for females. The per capita income for the CSA was $15,485.