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The ACS estimates about 10,400, give or take 932 civilian veterans in Lafayette Parish.
By ACS estimates, Lafayette Parish has the 7th largest veteran population among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Lafayette Parish
Louisiana
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
28 percent
below the Louisiana share; below the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
14 percent
the same rounded estimate as the Louisiana share; above the national share.
14 percent
13 percent
Lafayette Parish has about 2,050, give or take 303 veterans 75 and older, making up 20 percent of its veterans compared with 24 percent in Louisiana.
Veterans under 35 in Lafayette Parish number about 1,140, give or take 340; their 11 percent share is above Louisiana's 8 percent.
Lafayette Parish has about 943, give or take 256 women veterans, making up 9 percent of its veterans compared with 11 percent in Louisiana.
Income, work and education in Lafayette Parish
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Lafayette Parish
Louisiana
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$58,390 ± $7,370
$48,927 ± $1,145
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$37,665 ± $1,332
$32,904 ± $301
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
12.1% ± 3.0 points
10.2% ± 0.6 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
33.5% ± 4.7 points
33.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
70.7% ± 4.8 points
70.6% ± 1.2 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
2.2% ± 1.6 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
97.2% ± 1.2 points
94.7% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
34.1% ± 6.3 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 fewer veterans here in 2035: about 12,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 13,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Lafayette Parish
VA reports 4,569 veterans in Lafayette Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
894
30 to 40 percent
414
50 to 60 percent
503
70 to 90 percent
1,373
100 percent
1,385
FY2019: 3,471 recipients. Change to FY2025: +1,098.
In 2025, lenders reported 443 VA-backed home loans out of 4,849 home loans made in Lafayette Parish (9.1% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The second-nearest Vet Center to Lafayette Parish is Baton Rouge Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Baton Rouge, LA, about 62 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists New Orleans RO (station 321); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Milton (unincorporated community): about 2,793 residents
Ossun (unincorporated community): about 2,271 residents
Duson (town): about 1,282 residents
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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