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The ACS estimates about 1,220, give or take 257 civilian veterans in Plaquemines Parish.
Among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents, Plaquemines Parish ranks 37th by its estimated number of veterans.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Plaquemines 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
16 percent
above the Louisiana share; above the national share.
14 percent
13 percent
Plaquemines Parish has about 209, give or take 83 veterans 75 and older, making up 17 percent of its veterans compared with 24 percent in Louisiana.
Veterans under 35 account for 3 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Plaquemines Parish; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans account for 7 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Plaquemines Parish; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in Plaquemines Parish
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Plaquemines Parish
Louisiana
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$74,250 ± $27,534
$48,927 ± $1,145
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$36,456 ± $3,471
$32,904 ± $301
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
5.0% ± 3.5 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
40.2% ± 10.2 points
33.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
86.4% ± 3.5 points
70.6% ± 1.2 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
0.0% ± 7.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.9% ± 3.2 points
94.7% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
27.1% ± 12.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
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 1,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 2,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Plaquemines Parish
VA reports 583 veterans in Plaquemines Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 45 VA-backed home loans out of 264 home loans made in Plaquemines Parish (17.1% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Gulf War (1990s) only (about 298, give or take 179; a small survey sample; treat as rough) and Vietnam era only (about 292, give or take 108).
VA money in Plaquemines Parish
VA reported about $16.1 million in compensation and pension spending and about $9.7 million in medical care spending in Plaquemines Parish for FY2025.
about 56 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 Plaquemines Parish's second-nearest medical center, about 87 miles in a straight line from the county center.
Outside Louisiana, in Biloxi, MS, Biloxi Vet Center (opens in a new tab) is Plaquemines Parish's second-nearest Vet Center, about 86 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists New Orleans RO (station 321); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
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.
Belle Chasse (unincorporated community): about 10,934 residents
New Orleans Station (unincorporated community): about 2,307 residents
Port Sulphur (unincorporated community): about 1,593 residents
Empire (unincorporated community): about 988 residents
Buras (unincorporated community): about 607 residents
More places (4)
Boothville (unincorporated community): about 586 residents
Pointe a la Hache (unincorporated community): about 288 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Venice (unincorporated community): about 259 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Triumph (unincorporated community): about 120 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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