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The ACS estimates about 2,930, give or take 316 civilian veterans in Beauregard Parish.
By ACS estimates, Beauregard Parish has the 18th largest veteran population among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Beauregard Parish
Louisiana
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
51 percent
above the Louisiana share; above the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
29 percent
above the Louisiana share; above the national share.
14 percent
13 percent
Beauregard Parish has about 561, give or take 100 veterans 75 and older, making up 19 percent of its veterans compared with 24 percent in Louisiana.
Beauregard Parish has about 236, give or take 84 veterans under 35; both the county and Louisiana round to a 8 percent share.
Women veterans in Beauregard Parish number about 366, give or take 104; their 12 percent share is above Louisiana's 11 percent.
Income, work and education in Beauregard Parish
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Beauregard Parish
Louisiana
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$52,245 ± $6,441
$48,927 ± $1,145
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$34,173 ± $2,324
$32,904 ± $301
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
6.9% ± 4.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
43.4% ± 6.9 points
33.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
66.3% ± 7.7 points
70.6% ± 1.2 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
11.3% ± 9.0 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.3% ± 2.1 points
94.7% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
15.7% ± 4.0 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 3,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Beauregard Parish
VA reports 1,566 veterans in Beauregard Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 182 VA-backed home loans out of 626 home loans made in Beauregard Parish (29.1% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Military branch is not listed in the USACE FY2024 property data.
These lists use site points within county boundaries. A site may extend into another county.
For VA’s service-location rules, see the presumptive conditions list. A location listing does not establish personal exposure or eligibility.
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.
Oretta (unincorporated community): about 733 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Longville (unincorporated community): about 454 residents
Singer (unincorporated community): about 347 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
More places (1)
Sugartown (unincorporated community): about 0 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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