COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cameron vs Lake Charles
PLACE A
Cameron, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Cameron is 100% smaller than Lake Charles. Cameron earns more, with a median household income $15,651 higher. Lake Charles has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -11%).
CAMERONLAKE CHARLESDIFFERENCE
Total population36782,676−100% vs Lake Charles
Population density1171,742−1,624
Population growth-11.3%17.9%−29.2 pts
Median age48.236.6+11.6
Male41.7%49.4%−7.7 pts
Female58.3%50.6%+7.7 pts
Foreign-born1.6%5.6%−4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.7%45.3%+40.4 pts
Black9.6%42.4%−32.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%5.7%−4.3 pts
Asian1.2%2.7%−1.5 pts
Other2.1%3.9%−1.8 pts
Median household income$74,886$59,235+$15,651
Per capita income$35,444$35,860−$416
Poverty rate15.7%23.3%−7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.527−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%29.1%−2.4 pts
Graduate degree8.1%10.9%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate10.3%6.6%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation64.6%61.5%+3.2 pts
Median home value$215,800$214,300+$1,500
Median gross rent$1,034$1,109−$75
Owner-occupied85.2%60.9%+24.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%21.3%−7.9 pts
Rent-burdened households24.0%51.6%−27.6 pts
Average commute16.417.0−0.6
Worked from home24.9%5.0%+19.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured1.4%8.3%−6.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025