Zip code 70609: Lake Charles, Louisiana

Only about 357 people live here, so these survey estimates have wide margins of error.

• Population density39,667/sq mi
  99th
  U.S. 95/sq mi · LA 107/sq mi1st of 501 in LA
• Unemployment rate21.9%
  99th
  ▼WeaknessU.S. 5.2% · LA 6.3%14th of 500 in LA
• Government workers20.2%
  85th
  U.S. 14.5% · LA 16%150th of 500 in LA
• Uninsured rate9.8%
  70th
  U.S. 8.4% · LA 7.8%121st of 501 in LA
• Diversity index58.7
  69th
  U.S. 61.4 · LA 58.982nd of 501 in LA
• Foreign-born residents5.3%
  31st
  U.S. 14.1% · LA 4.9%95th of 501 in LA
• Veterans2%
  6th
  U.S. 6.2% · LA 6.1%447th of 501 in LA
• Population357
  1st
  U.S. 334,922,499 · LA 4,611,961459th of 501 in LA
• Per capita income$5,386
  1st
  ▼WeaknessU.S. $44,673 · LA $35,038494th of 501 in LA
• Median age19.7
  1st
  U.S. 38.9 · LA 38490th of 501 in LA
• Bachelor's degree or higher0%
  1st
  ▼WeaknessU.S. 35.7% · LA 27%487th of 500 in LA
• Average commute8.9 min
  1st
  ▲StrengthU.S. 26.4 min · LA 25.7 min468th of 471 in LA
• Work from home0%
  1st
  U.S. 15.1% · LA 8.1%437th of 500 in LA
• Residents 65 and older0%
  1st
  U.S. 17.2% · LA 16.7%487th of 501 in LA
• Residents under 180%
  1st
  U.S. 22% · LA 23.5%486th of 501 in LA
• Median earnings per worker$6,588
  1st
  ▼WeaknessU.S. $49,666 · LA $43,701483rd of 492 in LA
• Tech workers0%
  1st
  U.S. 3.8% · LA 1.9%357th of 500 in LA
• Healthcare workers1.8%
  1st
  U.S. 9.7% · LA 11%460th of 500 in LA
• Self-employed workers3.6%
  1st
  U.S. 10% · LA 10.6%421st of 500 in LA

The percentile is the share of Americans who live in a zip code with a lower value, so the 50th percentile is typical. Rank 1 is the highest value in the state. Both include zip codes with at least 100 residents. Strengths and weaknesses mark measures in the best or worst fifth nationally, where higher or lower is clearly better (income, poverty, education, commute, broadband, insurance and similar). Measures like age or density are left unmarked.