Lake Charles–DeRidder CSA
The Lake Charles–DeRidder combined statistical area is made up of four parishes in southwestern Louisiana.[1] As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 225,003 people, 83,865 households, and 60,291 families residing within the CSA.The racial makeup of the CSA was 75.47% White, 22.22% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.Males had a median income of $32,005 versus $19,724 for females.