Housing market/Louisiana/ZIP 70605
ZIP 70605 Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · Louisiana. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 70605 · LA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 70605 — Lake Charles, LA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 70605
- 1-unit detached12,81871.6%
- 1-unit attached4792.7%
- 2–4 units7494.2%
- 5–49 units2,39913.4%
- 50+ units9095.1%
- Mobile5553.1%
2–4 unit share 4.2% · 5–49 unit share 13.4% · combined 2–49 17.6%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,348 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,186.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 48.9%; ≥50% 30.0%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,480 (1.098× ACS median gross rent).
Population
40,715 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +12.1%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 2 projects, 174 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 20 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 70605 27.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 12.4%; ACS median gross rent is $1,348; population increased +12.1% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 749 units in 2–4-unit structures and 2,399 units in 5–49-unit structures; 2 LIHTC projects totaling 174 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,480 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,348. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Louisiana research
ZIP 70605 is a Census / HUD profile for Lake Charles, LA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 70605 — Lake Charles, LA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Louisiana ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Louisiana research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 70605?
ZIP 70605 (Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area) has 40,715 residents, 15,699 households, a renter share of 27.7%, median household income of $88,337, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,348. Vacancy is 12.4%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 70605?
ACS counts 280 units in 2-unit buildings, 469 in 3–4 unit buildings, 862 in 5–9, 884 in 10–19, and 653 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 3,148 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 70605?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,480. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 70605 — Lake Charles, LA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Louisiana ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 70605 is Census / HUD research for Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Louisiana property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.