Lake Charles city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Lake Charles city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
3.3%
2023
4.7%
Total change
+1.4 pp
% change
+42.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +0.1 pp (3%) |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +0.2 pp (5.9%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +1.0 pp (27.8%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -0.3 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +0.4 pp (9.3%) |