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The ACS estimates about 3,050, give or take 361 civilian veterans in Lafourche Parish.
By ACS estimates, Lafourche Parish has the 16th largest veteran population among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Lafourche Parish
Louisiana
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
23 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
Veterans 75 and older in Lafourche Parish number about 883, give or take 152; their 29 percent share is above Louisiana's 24 percent.
Veterans under 35 account for 6 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Lafourche Parish; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans account for 8 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Lafourche Parish; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in Lafourche Parish
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Lafourche Parish
Louisiana
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$50,291 ± $6,094
$48,927 ± $1,145
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$32,725 ± $1,269
$32,904 ± $301
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
7.9% ± 3.1 points
10.2% ± 0.6 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
30.6% ± 5.5 points
33.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
74.6% ± 2.6 points
70.6% ± 1.2 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
7.7% ± 10.3 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
92.9% ± 3.5 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% ± 4.6 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 Lafourche Parish
VA reports 1,050 veterans in Lafourche Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 95 VA-backed home loans out of 1,292 home loans made in Lafourche Parish (7.4% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
about 38 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 Lafourche Parish's second-nearest medical center, about 107 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The second-nearest Vet Center to Lafourche Parish is Baton Rouge Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Baton Rouge, LA, about 74 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists New Orleans RO (station 321); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Cleanup and former military sites in Lafourche Parish
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Lafourche Parish.
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.
Bayou Blue (unincorporated community): about 12,218 residents
Raceland (unincorporated community): about 9,585 residents
Galliano (unincorporated community): about 5,906 residents
Larose (unincorporated community): about 5,515 residents
More places (10)
Chackbay (unincorporated community): about 5,436 residents
Cut Off (unincorporated community): about 5,398 residents
Lafourche Crossing (unincorporated community): about 2,790 residents
Lockport (town): about 2,618 residents
Golden Meadow (town): about 1,854 residents
Mathews (unincorporated community): about 1,598 residents
Bayou Country Club (unincorporated community): about 1,497 residents
Lockport Heights (unincorporated community): about 1,481 residents
Kraemer (unincorporated community): about 1,065 residents
Choctaw (unincorporated community): about 268 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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