Real estate · Metro area · Louisiana
Real estate businesses in the Lake Charles, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Lake Charles, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #198 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 276
- 22 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 96
- +3.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,592 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 112
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.0
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 244,655
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 276 real estate businesses in the Lake Charles metro area. 22 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 30.0 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $14,592 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Lake Charles metro area spend about $1.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 12% 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 businesses take in.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Lake Charles metro area was 96 in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 959 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 770 one-person businesses without payroll.
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 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #198 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 | 30.0 | 29.6 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 112 | 111 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 959 | 656 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.2% | +14.2% | +15.8% |
| 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 | 48 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 96+3.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 310
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 770Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27622 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 310The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors 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 businesses, 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 | 63 | 134 | 16.8 | 195 | −3.5% | #64 of 387 |
| 2Hammond, LA | 61 | 130 | 25.0 | 127 | +5.8% | #87 of 387 |
| 3Lake Charles, LA | 48 | 276 | 30.0 | 112 | −3.8% | #198 of 387 |
| 4Alexandria, LA | 46 | 143 | 25.4 | 126 | −2.5% | #221 of 387 |
| 5Baton Rouge, LA | 44 | 1,168 | 35.1 | 98 | +2.1% | #244 of 387 |
| 6Monroe, LA | 42 | 223 | 25.6 | 121 | −1.9% | #253 of 387 |
| 7Lafayette, LA | 40 | 560 | 34.1 | 96 | +3.8% | #279 of 387 |
| 8Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 37 | 551 | 52.4 | 70 | +5.3% | #318 of 387 |
| 9New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 34 | 1,327 | 33.3 | 100 | −3.4% | #343 of 387 |
| 10Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 31 | 501 | 31.9 | 100 | −2.3% | #365 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in the Lake Charles, LA metro area?
The Lake Charles metro area has 276 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 96 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 770 one-person businesses without payroll.
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 276 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 12% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses 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 businesses?
The Lake Charles metro area has 30.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 112, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Lake Charles metro area would have about 310, against 276 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 959 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% 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 48 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #198 of 387 scored metro areas.
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