These measures of Personal Income are available from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Per capita personal income is the total personal income in an area divided by the total population of an area, resulting in an average income illustration.
The measures are shown for the Lake Charles MSA and each of the parishes in our 5 parish SWLA area.
All measures are in thousands of dollars. (Real measures are in thousands of 2012 dollars)
For more information, please contract the Drew CBEA.
State and Louisiana MSA’s Per Capita Personal Income Comparison
State and Louisiana MSA\'s Per Capita Personal Income Comparison
wdt_ID
Date
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Hammond
Houma-Thibodaux
Lafayette
Lake Charles
Monroe
New Orleans-Metairie
Shreveport-Bossier City
Louisiana
1
2007
33,359
36,036
30,816
38,354
36,093
34,518
30,306
44,951
35,093
36,432
2
2008
35,245
38,266
32,594
41,296
40,065
36,552
31,725
44,845
40,023
38,522
3
2009
34,641
37,551
32,021
39,380
37,176
34,388
32,224
41,754
37,918
36,930
4
2010
35,109
38,512
33,732
40,119
39,135
35,081
32,759
43,168
40,120
38,243
5
2011
36,861
40,477
34,730
39,969
40,340
36,562
33,997
42,983
40,794
39,131
6
2012
38,673
41,807
35,402
42,445
44,136
38,544
34,907
45,532
41,593
41,017
7
2013
38,736
42,350
34,955
43,572
44,606
38,950
35,623
45,364
42,554
41,396
8
2014
39,431
43,733
35,552
45,925
46,615
41,604
35,585
47,733
45,887
43,112
9
2015
40,097
44,252
35,587
44,270
43,684
43,919
36,815
48,368
45,031
43,146
10
2016
40,684
44,924
36,362
41,181
40,782
44,539
37,917
48,231
43,599
42,763
Date
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Hammond
Houma-Thibodaux
Lafayette
Lake Charles
Monroe
New Orleans-Metairie
Shreveport-Bossier City
Louisiana
Lake Charles MSA Personal Income Measures
Lake Charles MSA Personal Income Measures
wdt_ID
Year
Personal income (thousands of dollars)
Population
Per capita personal income
1
2007
6,717,190
194,598
34,518
2
2008
7,177,505
196,362
36,552
3
2009
6,809,163
198,010
34,388
4
2010
7,014,079
199,938
35,081
5
2011
7,332,599
200,553
36,562
6
2012
7,752,872
201,146
38,544
7
2013
7,878,106
202,261
38,950
8
2014
8,460,899
203,365
41,604
9
2015
9,019,270
205,363
43,919
10
2016
9,249,276
207,668
44,539
Year
Personal income (thousands of dollars)
Population
Per capita personal income
Allen Parish Personal Income Measures
Allen Parish Personal Income Measures
wdt_ID
Year
Personal income (thousands of dollars)
Population
Per capita personal income
1
2007
610,562
25,937
23,540
2
2008
679,831
25,854
26,295
3
2009
705,820
25,863
27,291
4
2010
694,060
25,704
27,002
5
2011
705,361
25,740
27,403
6
2012
726,243
25,619
28,348
7
2013
742,697
25,660
28,944
8
2014
754,754
25,710
29,356
9
2015
753,913
25,630
29,415
10
2016
779,532
25,696
30,337
Year
Personal income (thousands of dollars)
Population
Per capita personal income
Beauregard Parish Personal Income Measures
Beauregard Parish Personal Income Measures
wdt_ID
Year
Personal income (thousands of dollars)
Population
Per capita personal income
1
2007
1,096,336
34,623
31,665
2
2008
1,248,280
34,893
35,775
3
2009
1,213,146
35,142
34,521
4
2010
1,274,980
35,832
35,582
5
2011
1,358,751
36,101
37,637
6
2012
1,365,775
36,346
37,577
7
2013
1,377,172
36,281
37,958
8
2014
1,415,073
36,264
39,021
9
2015
1,448,710
36,557
39,629
10
2016
1,462,734
37,028
39,503
Year
Personal income (thousands of dollars)
Population
Per capita personal income
Calcasieu Parish Personal Income Measures
Calcasieu Parish Personal Income Measures
wdt_ID
Year
Personal income (thousands of dollars)
Population
Per capita personal income
1
2007
6,457,123
187,081
34,515
2
2008
6,890,573
188,928
36,472
3
2009
6,559,797
191,080
34,330
4
2010
6,776,034
193,023
35,105
5
2011
7,088,856
193,881
36,563
6
2012
7,487,586
194,516
38,493
7
2013
7,600,789
195,550
38,869
8
2014
8,162,714
196,641
41,511
9
2015
8,735,036
198,542
43,996
10
2016
8,962,238
200,780
44,637
Year
Personal income (thousands of dollars)
Population
Per capita personal income
Cameron Parish Personal Income Measures
Cameron Parish Personal Income Measures
wdt_ID
Year
Personal income (thousands of dollars)
Population
Per capita personal income
1
2007
260,067
7,517
34,597
2
2008
286,932
7,434
38,597
3
2009
249,366
6,930
35,984
4
2010
238,045
6,915
34,424
5
2011
243,743
6,672
36,532
6
2012
265,286
6,630
40,013
7
2013
277,317
6,711
41,323
8
2014
298,185
6,724
44,346
9
2015
284,234
6,821
41,670
10
2016
287,038
6,888
41,672
Year
Personal income (thousands of dollars)
Population
Per capita personal income
Jefferson Davis Parish Personal Income Measures
Jefferson Davis Parish Personal Income Measures
wdt_ID
Year
Personal income (thousands of dollars)
Population
Per capita personal income
1
2007
936,829
31,379
29,855
2
2008
1,077,678
31,497
34,215
3
2009
1,006,268
31,530
31,915
4
2010
1,019,679
31,629
32,239
5
2011
1,050,120
31,595
33,237
6
2012
1,098,993
31,452
34,942
7
2013
1,151,701
31,305
36,790
8
2014
1,198,464
31,462
38,092
9
2015
1,180,432
31,449
37,535
10
2016
1,190,160
31,399
37,904
Year
Personal income (thousands of dollars)
Population
Per capita personal income
State and Louisiana MSA’s Real Per Capita Personal Income Comparison