Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Lake Charles, LA

Lake Charles community health snapshot

10 urgent care locations for 81,143 residents of Lake Charles — about 1.2 per 10,000 people.

• 81,143Residents
• 8.3%Without health insuranceabove Louisiana's 7.8%
• $59,235Median household incomebelow Louisiana's $60,756
• 21.9%Under 18below Louisiana's 23.5%
• 16.9%65 and olderabout the same as Louisiana (16.7%)
• 23.3%Below the poverty lineabove Louisiana's 18.9%

Families, coverage and getting to care in Lake Charles

• 6.7%Children under 5above Louisiana's 6.2%
• 26.2%Households with childrenbelow Louisiana's 30.3%
• 47.7%Covered by public insuranceabove Louisiana's 46.5%
• 57.5%Covered by private insuranceabout the same as Louisiana (57.7%)
• 15.5%Living with a disabilitybelow Louisiana's 16.3%
• 8.5%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homeabout the same as Louisiana (8.5%)
• 10.5%Households without a vehicleabove Louisiana's 8.4%
• 17.0 minAverage commute to workLouisiana average 25.7 min
• 7.7%Veterans (adults)above Louisiana's 6.1%

• 10.5% of households here have no vehicle. For minor problems, a telehealth visit can save the trip; for anything serious, call 911 rather than waiting on a ride.
• 47.7% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.
• Young children make up 6.7% of the population — see which clinics offer pediatric urgent care.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Lake Charles city, Louisiana in Calcasieu Parish; Louisiana comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry