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The ACS estimates about 5,860, give or take 683 civilian veterans in Ascension Parish.
By ACS estimates, Ascension Parish has the 13th largest veteran population among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Ascension Parish
Louisiana
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
25 percent
below the Louisiana share; below the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
12 percent
below the Louisiana share; below the national share.
14 percent
13 percent
Ascension Parish has about 1,050, give or take 190 veterans 75 and older, making up 18 percent of its veterans compared with 24 percent in Louisiana.
Ascension Parish has about 395, give or take 175 veterans under 35, making up 7 percent of its veterans compared with 8 percent in Louisiana.
Women veterans in Ascension Parish number about 838, give or take 381; their 14 percent share is above Louisiana's 11 percent.
Income, work and education in Ascension Parish
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Ascension Parish
Louisiana
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$65,140 ± $7,477
$48,927 ± $1,145
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$44,488 ± $1,869
$32,904 ± $301
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
5.6% ± 3.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
21.5% ± 5.4 points
33.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
91.5% ± 6.2 points
70.6% ± 1.2 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
0.6% ± 1.9 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
97.6% ± 2.3 points
94.7% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
29.6% ± 7.1 points
25.9% ± 0.9 points
31.8% ± 0.2 points
Income is in 2024 dollars. These figures describe civilians. Poverty and disability shares use veterans whose poverty status is determined. Census disability measures daily functioning, not a VA service-connected rating. Tables and method.
VA projects slightly fewer veterans here by 2035; both years round to about 6,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Ascension Parish
VA reports 2,192 veterans in Ascension Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 246 VA-backed home loans out of 2,680 home loans made in Ascension Parish (9.2% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
about 52 miles in a straight line from the county center.
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Outside Louisiana, in Biloxi, MS, Biloxi VA Medical Center (opens in a new tab) is Ascension Parish's second-nearest medical center, about 118 miles in a straight line from the county center.
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Veterans experiencing homelessness
On one night in January 2024, Louisiana Balance of State CoC counted 39 veterans experiencing homelessness (25 sheltered, 14 unsheltered).
LA-509 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid). This Balance of State area covers communities outside separate local CoCs.
The HUD workbook reports 88 veterans for the 2019 comparison.
This is a one-night count for the whole CoC area, not a county or annual total. CoC mapping method.
If you need housing help, call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838. You can call any time, day or night.
Prairieville (unincorporated community): about 35,238 residents
Gonzales (city): about 13,108 residents
Donaldsonville (city): about 6,831 residents
Sorrento (town): about 2,203 residents
Lemannville (unincorporated community): about 841 residents
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Darrow (unincorporated community): about 183 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Census incorporated places and census-designated places, sorted by ACS 2020-2024 population. Figures are ACS estimates for the whole place, not only the part inside this county. Places are assigned by their 2024 Census internal point and may cross county boundaries. Sources and mapping method.
Louisiana veterans rated 100 percent service-connected receive a primary residence exemption from ad valorem taxes, except certain municipal assessments.
Louisiana offers in-state tuition exemptions to eligible children of living veterans rated at least 90 percent or receiving 100 percent individual unemployability.
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