Prien, Louisiana

Geobox Settlement
name = Prien
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category = Census-designated place


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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region = Calcasieu
region_type = Parish
area_imperial = 7.9
area_land_imperial = 6.9
area_water_imperial = 0.9
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area_percentage_round = 2
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population = 7215
population_density_imperial = 1042.8
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map_caption = Location of Prien in Louisiana
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Prien is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,215 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Prien is located at coor dms|30|10|18|N|93|16|3|W|city (30.171700, -93.267384)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.9 square miles (20.4 km²), of which, 6.9 square miles (17.9 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²) of it (11.96%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 7,215 people, 2,582 households, and 2,050 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,042.8 people per square mile (402.6/km²). There were 2,712 housing units at an average density of 392.0/sq mi (151.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.77% White, 6.26% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.80% of the population.

There were 2,582 households out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,780, and the median income for a family was $61,295. Males had a median income of $50,201 versus $24,515 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,537. About 6.7% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

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