Data on building permits is from the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). The data is available for number of units permitted and the valuation of those units. Valuation figures are in thousands of dollars.
Quarterly housing price indexes for the US, Louisiana, and Lake Charles MSA comes from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). These figures have been re-based to the first quarter of 2011 for comparison since that time.
Lake Charles MSA realtor data is provided by realtor.com.
Rental estimates for apartments come from apartmentlist.com.
Lake Charles City permits data comes from the city of Lake Charles.
For more information, please contract the Drew CBEA.
Lake Charles MSA Housing Permit Data
Lake Charles MSA Building Permits
wdt_ID
Month
Total
Single Unit
Total Multiunit
Two
ThreeFour
Five
1
Jan 2013
98
46
52
52
0
0
2
Feb 2013
44
44
0
0
0
0
3
Mar 2013
57
55
2
2
0
0
4
Apr 2013
69
65
4
4
0
0
5
May 2013
52
48
4
4
0
0
6
Jun 2013
62
58
4
4
0
0
7
Jul 2013
71
71
0
0
0
0
8
Aug 2013
48
48
0
0
0
0
9
Sep 2013
63
55
8
8
0
0
10
Oct 2013
49
43
6
6
0
0
Month
Total
Single Unit
Total Multiunit
Two
ThreeFour
Five
Lake Charles MSA Housing Permit Valuation Data
(data in thousands $)
Lake Charles MSA Building Permits Valuation
wdt_ID
Month
Total
Single Unit
Total Multiunit
Two
ThreeFour
Five
1
Jan 2013
15,135
8,863
6,272
6,272
0
0
2
Feb 2013
8,978
8,978
0
0
0
0
3
Mar 2013
10,774
10,651
123
123
0
0
4
Apr 2013
13,573
13,423
150
150
0
0
5
May 2013
10,986
10,626
360
360
0
0
6
Jun 2013
11,547
11,347
200
200
0
0
7
Jul 2013
13,022
13,022
0
0
0
0
8
Aug 2013
9,042
9,042
0
0
0
0
9
Sep 2013
9,600
8,935
665
665
0
0
10
Oct 2013
9,492
8,907
585
585
0
0
Month
Total
Single Unit
Total Multiunit
Two
ThreeFour
Five
Comparison of US, LA, and Lake Charles Quarterly Home Price Indexes
(1st Quarter 2011 = 100)
US, LA, and Lake Charles Quarterly Home Price Indexes
wdt_ID
wdt_created_by
wdt_created_at
wdt_last_edited_by
wdt_last_edited_at
Date
US
Louisiana
Lake Charles
1
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
Qtr1-2011
100.0
100.0
100.0
2
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
Qtr2-2011
98.2
99.6
97.1
3
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
Qtr3-2011
99.0
99.7
96.7
4
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
Qtr4-2011
99.4
100.9
98.4
5
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
Qtr1-2012
98.4
100.4
97.2
6
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
Qtr2-2012
97.9
100.6
97.0
7
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
Qtr3-2012
99.2
102.1
99.5
8
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
Qtr4-2012
100.0
102.1
100.2
9
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
Qtr1-2013
100.5
102.0
99.2
10
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 05:50 PM
Qtr2-2013
102.0
102.6
101.1
Date
US
Louisiana
Lake Charles
Lake Charles MSA Realtor Housing Data
Lake Charles MSA Realtor Housing Data
wdt_ID
wdt_created_by
wdt_created_at
wdt_last_edited_by
wdt_last_edited_at
Date
Average List Price
Median Days on Market
New Listing Count
Median Listing Price
Median Square Footage
Price Increase Count
Price Decrease Count
Active Listing Count
1
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
Jan 2017
318,270
83
302
229,900
1,997
8
166
856
2
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
Feb 2017
314,306
79
296
229,530
1,993
4
180
895
3
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
Mar 2017
318,770
74
304
237,688
2,000
6
186
920
4
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
Apr 2017
323,221
75
328
239,900
2,013
4
188
933
5
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
May 2017
330,678
75
310
245,011
2,030
6
212
931
6
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
Jun 2017
328,647
77
320
240,875
2,010
2
200
971
7
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
Jul 2017
318,639
68
348
239,900
2,000
4
268
990
8
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
Aug 2017
303,879
72
272
236,500
1,979
12
272
981
9
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
Sep 2017
296,311
86
228
234,700
1,989
4
284
947
10
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
dgroft
Mar 2025 06:05 PM
Oct 2017
294,783
94
246
229,925
1,989
8
258
933
Date
Average List Price
Median Days on Market
New Listing Count
Median Listing Price
Median Square Footage
Price Increase Count
Price Decrease Count
Active Listing Count
Lake Charles MSA Apartment Rental Estimates
Lake Charles MSA Rentals
wdt_ID
wdt_created_by
wdt_created_at
wdt_last_edited_by
wdt_last_edited_at
Date
Overall
One Bedroom
Two Bedroom
1
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Jan 2017
1,322
959
1,335
2
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Feb 2017
1,333
966
1,346
3
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Mar 2017
1,347
977
1,361
4
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Apr 2017
1,367
991
1,380
5
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
May 2017
1,390
1,008
1,404
6
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Jun 2017
1,414
1,025
1,428
7
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Jul 2017
1,394
1,011
1,408
8
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Aug 2017
1,381
1,001
1,394
9
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Sep 2017
1,372
994
1,385
10
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Oct 2017
1,389
1,007
1,402
Date
Overall
One Bedroom
Two Bedroom
Calcasieu Parish Rental Estimates
Calcasieu Parish Rentals
wdt_ID
wdt_created_by
wdt_created_at
wdt_last_edited_by
wdt_last_edited_at
Date
Overall
One Bedroom
Two Bedroom
1
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
Jan 2017
1,322
959
1,335
2
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
Feb 2017
1,333
966
1,346
3
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
Mar 2017
1,347
977
1,361
4
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
Apr 2017
1,367
991
1,380
5
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
May 2017
1,390
1,008
1,404
6
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
Jun 2017
1,414
1,025
1,428
7
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
Jul 2017
1,394
1,011
1,408
8
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
Aug 2017
1,381
1,001
1,394
9
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
Sep 2017
1,372
994
1,385
10
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:54 PM
Oct 2017
1,389
1,007
1,402
Date
Overall
One Bedroom
Two Bedroom
Lake Charles City Apartment Rental Estimates
Lake Charles City Rentals
wdt_ID
wdt_created_by
wdt_created_at
wdt_last_edited_by
wdt_last_edited_at
Date
Overall
One Bedroom
Two Bedroom
1
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Jan 2017
1,207
925
1,258
2
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Feb 2017
1,216
932
1,268
3
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Mar 2017
1,230
943
1,282
4
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Apr 2017
1,248
957
1,301
5
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
May 2017
1,269
973
1,323
6
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Jun 2017
1,291
989
1,346
7
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Jul 2017
1,272
975
1,327
8
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Aug 2017
1,260
966
1,314
9
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Sep 2017
1,252
960
1,305
10
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
dgroft
Dec 2025 06:53 PM
Oct 2017
1,267
972
1,322
Date
Overall
One Bedroom
Two Bedroom
Comparison of SWLA Parish Home Price Indexes
Data from the FHFA for the parish level home price indexes are only available on an annual basis.
(2000= 100)
Parish Level Home Price Indexes
wdt_ID
wdt_created_by
wdt_created_at
wdt_last_edited_by
wdt_last_edited_at
Year
Allen
Beauregard
Calcasieu
Cameron
Jefferson Davis
1
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
2000
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
2
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
2001
104.7
104.0
104.4
105.6
105.9
3
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
2002
107.8
108.2
106.0
106.5
109.1
4
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
2003
109.8
111.1
109.3
110.9
109.1
5
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
2004
113.9
116.4
113.0
117.0
112.2
6
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
2005
117.2
127.7
117.9
116.5
119.1
7
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
2006
131.3
138.8
132.6
136.8
128.5
8
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
2007
136.5
149.3
139.3
137.4
134.8
9
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
2008
142.6
151.4
142.5
153.6
142.1
10
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
dgroft
Sep 2025 07:32 PM
2009
141.8
154.7
142.7
148.3
143.1
Year
Allen
Beauregard
Calcasieu
Cameron
Jefferson Davis
Parish Housing Permit and Valuation Data
Data on the number of units permitted and valuation comes from the Census BPS and what’s reported here are the annual estiamtes. Only Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis Parishes had any multi-units permitted according to the imputed survey. Therefore, all tables and graphs for the other three parishes show single and total only.
Allen Parish Housing Permit Data
Allen Parish Annual Residential Building Permits
wdt_ID
Year
Total
Single Unit
1
2007
5
5
2
2008
3
3
3
2009
4
4
4
2010
4
4
5
2011
3
3
6
2012
5
5
7
2013
7
7
8
2014
5
5
9
2015
22
22
10
2016
40
40
Year
Total
Single Unit
Allen Parish Annual Valuation
wdt_ID
Year
Total
Single Unit
1
2007
525,000
525,000
2
2008
390,000
390,000
3
2009
890,000
890,000
4
2010
890,000
890,000
5
2011
1,200,000
1,200,000
6
2012
1,017,000
1,017,000
7
2013
1,817,000
1,817,000
8
2014
457,000
457,000
9
2015
3,795,013
3,795,013
10
2016
7,643,068
7,643,068
Year
Total
Single Unit
Beauregard Parish Housing Permit Data
Beauregard Parish Annual Residential Building Permits
wdt_ID
Year
Total
Single Unit
1
2007
15
15
2
2008
40
40
3
2009
52
52
4
2010
28
28
5
2011
11
11
6
2012
32
32
7
2013
32
32
8
2014
27
27
9
2015
28
28
10
2016
146
146
Year
Total
Single Unit
Beauregard Parish Annual Valuation
wdt_ID
Year
Total
Single Unit
1
2007
2,175,000
2,175,000
2
2008
7,101,888
7,101,888
3
2009
9,209,887
9,209,887
4
2010
4,915,725
4,915,725
5
2011
2,184,240
2,184,240
6
2012
5,589,000
5,589,000
7
2013
5,147,520
5,147,520
8
2014
6,588,000
6,588,000
9
2015
6,788,000
6,788,000
10
2016
26,702,741
26,702,741
Year
Total
Single Unit
Calcasieu Parish Housing Permit Data
Calcasieu Parish Annual Residential Building Permits
wdt_ID
Year
Total
Single Unit
Total Multiunit
Two
ThreeFour
Five
1
2007
1,088
595
493
68
12
413
2
2008
883
760
123
40
4
79
3
2009
1,058
677
381
46
0
335
4
2010
910
800
110
32
22
56
5
2011
1,149
603
546
106
3
437
6
2012
548
523
25
14
11
0
7
2013
1,097
671
426
102
0
324
8
2014
1,263
580
683
84
3
596
9
2015
987
741
246
178
32
36
10
2016
1,512
875
637
106
6
525
Year
Total
Single Unit
Total Multiunit
Two
ThreeFour
Five
Calcasieu Parish Annual Valuation
wdt_ID
Year
Total
Single Unit
Total Multiunit
Two
ThreeFour
Five
1
2007
121,664,294
85,655,269
36,009,025
4,217,840
760,000
31,031,185
2
2008
115,314,207
108,342,099
6,972,108
2,653,339
250,000
4,068,769
3
2009
113,852,720
102,889,775
10,962,945
3,101,750
0
7,861,195
4
2010
119,984,239
111,449,239
8,535,000
1,996,000
1,600,000
4,939,000
5
2011
142,553,650
100,868,450
41,685,200
7,075,200
240,000
34,370,000
6
2012
94,419,730
92,766,730
1,653,000
1,038,000
615,000
0
7
2013
137,589,450
122,564,778
15,024,672
9,789,221
0
5,235,451
8
2014
165,628,084
114,735,459
50,892,625
6,811,077
315,000
43,766,548
9
2015
167,028,923
149,467,217
17,561,706
14,271,706
990,000
2,300,000
10
2016
216,471,015
168,995,608
47,475,407
7,991,886
360,000
39,123,521
Year
Total
Single Unit
Total Multiunit
Two
ThreeFour
Five
Cameron Parish Housing Permit Data
Cameron Parish Annual Residential Building Permits
wdt_ID
Year
Total
Single Unit
1
2007
121
121
2
2008
80
80
3
2009
105
105
4
2010
65
65
5
2011
46
46
6
2012
57
57
7
2013
59
59
8
2014
39
39
9
2015
47
47
10
2016
51
51
Year
Total
Single Unit
Cameron Parish Annual Valuation
wdt_ID
Year
Total
Single Unit
1
2007
17,693,044
17,693,044
2
2008
11,697,880
11,697,880
3
2009
9,868,461
9,868,461
4
2010
8,579,945
8,579,945
5
2011
6,593,412
6,593,412
6
2012
11,010,357
11,010,357
7
2013
29,976,740
29,976,740
8
2014
5,710,218
5,710,218
9
2015
6,881,545
6,881,545
10
2016
7,467,208
7,467,208
Year
Total
Single Unit
Jefferson Davis Parish Housing Permit Data
Jefferson Davis Parish Annual Residential Building Permits
wdt_ID
Year
Total
Single Unit
Total Multiunit
Two
ThreeFour
Five
1
2007
69
67
2
2
0
0
2
2008
70
70
0
0
0
0
3
2009
57
53
4
4
0
0
4
2010
91
91
0
0
0
0
5
2011
89
73
16
16
0
0
6
2012
61
61
0
0
0
0
7
2013
61
61
0
0
0
0
8
2014
89
89
0
0
0
0
9
2015
101
99
2
2
0
0
10
2016
85
85
0
0
0
0
Year
Total
Single Unit
Total Multiunit
Two
ThreeFour
Five
Jefferson Davis Parish Annual Valuation
wdt_ID
Year
Total
Single Unit
Total Multiunit
Two
ThreeFour
Five
1
2007
9,122,660
9,042,660
80,000
80,000
0
0
2
2008
11,253,761
11,253,761
0
0
0
0
3
2009
8,713,023
8,563,023
150,000
150,000
0
0
4
2010
11,196,491
11,196,491
0
0
0
0
5
2011
12,900,109
11,940,109
960,000
960,000
0
0
6
2012
10,692,242
10,692,242
0
0
0
0
7
2013
10,461,340
10,461,340
0
0
0
0
8
2014
12,388,987
12,388,987
0
0
0
0
9
2015
17,327,238
17,207,238
120,000
120,000
0
0
10
2016
14,496,358
14,496,358
0
0
0
0
Year
Total
Single Unit
Total Multiunit
Two
ThreeFour
Five
Lake Charles Housing Permit Data
Data on the number of units permitted, fees, and cost of construction comes from the City of Lake Charles Permit Center. There are many variables shown so please eliminate series by clicking on the series name in the graph legends if you’d like to narrow down to certain series.
Some numbers may not total exactly due to rounding.