Lake Charles, LA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 70607, in the Lake Charles area, sits in middle-income territory. Households earn a median of $60,351, while per-capita income reaches $27,801, a spread that points to a broad mix of working- and middle-class earners rather than concentrated wealth. Homes carry a median value of $181,100, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.45% keeps annual bills on those properties comparatively contained. A combined sales tax of 5.00% applies to purchases. Together these figures describe a community where incomes are steady but not high, housing costs stay within reach, and the overall tax load leans lighter than in many parts of the country.
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