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Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Calcasieu Parish had 206,861 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,064.1 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 9th by land area.

Population
206,861
#7 of 64 in Louisiana · #347 in US
Area
1,064.1 sq mi
#9 of 64 in Louisiana · #609 in US
Density
194 / sq mi
#10 of 64 in Louisiana · #573 in US
Median household income
$63,912
#12 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,464 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Calcasieu Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Calcasieu Parish population, land area and income

Calcasieu Parish had 206,861 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,064.1 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 194.4 people per square mile, 2.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents, so Calcasieu Parish is 6.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,912 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

206,861

3144th1st

347th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,064 sq mi

3144th1st

609th of 3,144 (US)

Density

194.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

573rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,912

3143rd1st

1464th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

206,861

64th1st

7th of 64 (LA)

Land area

1,064 sq mi

64th1st

9th of 64 (LA)

Density

194.4 / sq mi

64th1st

10th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$63,912

64th1st

12th of 64 (LA)

How Calcasieu Parish's population changed since 2020

Calcasieu Parish lost 9,632 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.4%. That ranks 47th of 64 in Louisiana for growth. The median Louisiana county changed by -2.3%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Calcasieu Parish recorded 10,592 births and 9,581 deaths, a natural change of +1,011. Net international migration added +2,317 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -12,584. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 12,584 people.

216.5k2020204.9k2021202.7k2022204.5k2023206.9k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
10,592
Deaths
9,581
Net international migration
+2,317
Net domestic migration
-12,584
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,387

Where Calcasieu Parish is

The Census internal point of Calcasieu Parish is at 30.229600, -93.358000. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Louisiana's 64 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Calcasieu Parish outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Assumption Parish: -4.4%Concordia Parish: -4.2%Jackson Parish: -1.3%De Soto Parish: +1.6%Washington Parish: -0.6%Bienville Parish: -3.9%Caddo Parish: -5.1%Red River Parish: -4.6%Lafayette Parish: +5.0%Webster Parish: -4.6%Calcasieu Parish: -4.4%Allen Parish: -0.8%Rapides Parish: -2.9%Vernon Parish: -5.8%Union Parish: -2.3%St. Tammany Parish: +4.8%West Baton Rouge Parish: +4.3%Winn Parish: -2.3%Beauregard Parish: +0.2%Grant Parish: -0.2%Evangeline Parish: -1.7%Tangipahoa Parish: +4.6%St. Martin Parish: -0.8%Tensas Parish: -6.4%Caldwell Parish: -2.3%Franklin Parish: -3.1%Jefferson Parish: -2.8%Madison Parish: -8.3%Morehouse Parish: -6.6%Jefferson Davis Parish: -2.4%Pointe Coupee Parish: -4.0%Bossier Parish: +1.8%Richland Parish: -1.9%St. Charles Parish: -4.0%Acadia Parish: -1.5%Avoyelles Parish: -3.2%St. Mary Parish: -4.8%East Baton Rouge Parish: -0.6%Lafourche Parish: -2.2%Cameron Parish: -16.8%Terrebonne Parish: -5.1%LaSalle Parish: -0.9%Livingston Parish: +7.0%St. John the Baptist Parish: -6.3%Ouachita Parish: -1.4%Claiborne Parish: -4.0%St. Bernard Parish: +2.1%Orleans Parish: -5.4%St. Landry Parish: -1.8%Plaquemines Parish: -5.0%East Carroll Parish: -6.8%Vermilion Parish: +1.2%East Feliciana Parish: -1.7%Sabine Parish: -1.6%Iberia Parish: -3.6%Ascension Parish: +5.2%Lincoln Parish: -0.1%Natchitoches Parish: -3.8%St. James Parish: -5.0%St. Helena Parish: -0.4%Catahoula Parish: -6.4%West Carroll Parish: -4.5%West Feliciana Parish: -0.7%Iberville Parish: -1.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -5.0%
  2. < -3.6%
  3. < -1.7%
  4. < -0.4%
  5. ≥ -0.4%
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Orange pin: Calcasieu Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
30.229600, -93.358000
DMS
30°13'46.56"N 93°21'28.80"W
UTM
15N 465551.4E 3344281.5N
Geohash
9vmegx4u0
Plus code
86286JHR+RR

Towns in Calcasieu Parish

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Calcasieu Parish, 115,594 people together, or 56% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Calcasieu Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lake Charles with 81,157.

  1. 01Lake Charles81,157
  2. 02Sulphur20,572
  3. 03Westlake4,735
  4. 04Iowa3,150
  5. 05Vinton3,108
  6. 06DeQuincy2,872
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Calcasieu Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Calcasieu Parish, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Orange County, TX, with 86,115 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 130.4 miles E of Calcasieu Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Beaumont, TX (population 112,893), 48.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Sulphur, LA (population 20,572), 0.1 miles away.

Calcasieu Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Calcasieu Parish is 22019: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 019. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,912.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 206,861. That is down 9,632 people (4.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 216,493.

What is the FIPS code of Calcasieu Parish?

22019. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (019) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Calcasieu Parish?

Lake Charles, with 81,157 residents inside Calcasieu Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Calcasieu Parish?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Orange County, TX; Beauregard Parish, LA; Jefferson Davis Parish, LA; Newton County, TX; Cameron Parish, LA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.