Real estate · Metro area · Louisiana
Real estate agents and brokers in the Lake Charles, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in the Lake Charles, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #151 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 200
- 7 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −11.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,592 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 123
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.7
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 244,655
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 200 real estate agents and brokers in the Lake Charles metro area. 7 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 21.7 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Lake Charles metro area comes to about $1.3B a year: $14,592 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 23% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Lake Charles metro area in 2023, down 11.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,969 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Lake Charles metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Lake Charles metro area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #151 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Lake Charles metro area compares
The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Lake Charles metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.7 | 22.9 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 123 | 114 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,969 | 1,561 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.4% | +17.7% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,592 | $14,200 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $66,700 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31−11.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2007 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 246The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Lake Charles metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Lake Charles metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 244,655−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 92,043
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,006 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $66,700
- Average household income
- $91,252
- Median home value
- $207,800
- Jobs located here
- 97,089
- Daytime population
- 245,958Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Lake Charles metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 64 | 94 | 11.8 | 221 | −3.5% | #65 of 387 |
| 2Hammond, LA | 63 | 101 | 19.4 | 130 | +5.8% | #75 of 387 |
| 3Lake Charles, LA | 53 | 200 | 21.7 | 123 | −3.8% | #151 of 387 |
| 4Lafayette, LA | 47 | 432 | 26.3 | 99 | +3.8% | #211 of 387 |
| 5Alexandria, LA | 46 | 113 | 20.0 | 127 | −2.5% | #216 of 387 |
| 6Baton Rouge, LA | 46 | 883 | 26.5 | 103 | +2.1% | #221 of 387 |
| 7Monroe, LA | 43 | 172 | 19.8 | 125 | −1.9% | #249 of 387 |
| 8Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 38 | 377 | 24.0 | 105 | −2.3% | #300 of 387 |
| 9Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 37 | 447 | 42.5 | 68 | +5.3% | #318 of 387 |
| 10New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 35 | 1,079 | 27.1 | 98 | −3.4% | #331 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lake Charles metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate48
- Real estate agents and brokers53
- Property management33
- Mortgage brokers and lenders36
- Home inspectors41
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Lake Charles, LA metro area?
There are 200 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Lake Charles metro area as of September 2026. 7 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, down 11.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Lake Charles, LA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.3B a year, or $14,592 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 200 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 23% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 92,043 households in the Lake Charles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lake Charles, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Lake Charles metro area has 21.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 123, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Lake Charles metro area would have about 246, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,969 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lake Charles, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lake Charles metro area at 244,655 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 92,043 households. The median household income in the Lake Charles metro area is $66,700 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Lake Charles metro area scores 53 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #151 of 387 scored metro areas.
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