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The ACS estimates about 1,230, give or take 167 civilian veterans in Sabine Parish.
Among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents, Sabine Parish ranks 36th by its estimated number of veterans.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Sabine Parish
Louisiana
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
34 percent
above the Louisiana share; above the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
17 percent
above the Louisiana share; above the national share.
14 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Sabine Parish number about 449, give or take 71; their 36 percent share is above Louisiana's 24 percent.
Veterans under 35 account for 0 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Sabine Parish; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Sabine Parish has about 93, give or take 40 women veterans, making up 8 percent of its veterans compared with 11 percent in Louisiana.
Income, work and education in Sabine Parish
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Sabine Parish
Louisiana
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$46,667 ± $9,099
$48,927 ± $1,145
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$26,327 ± $1,484
$32,904 ± $301
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
12.4% ± 4.5 points
10.2% ± 0.6 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
45.4% ± 7.0 points
33.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
56.2% ± 12.5 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% ± 22.4 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
93.8% ± 3.9 points
94.7% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
15.5% ± 5.2 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 1,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Sabine Parish
VA reports 506 veterans in Sabine Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 27 VA-backed home loans out of 370 home loans made in Sabine Parish (7.3% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 538, give or take 100) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 182, give or take 74).
For questions about Vietnam-era exposure rules, read the Agent Orange guide; eligibility depends on your service and condition.
VA money in Sabine Parish
VA reported about $14.6 million in compensation and pension spending and about $12.1 million in medical care spending in Sabine Parish for FY2025.
Cleanup and former military sites in Sabine Parish
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Sabine 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.
Fort Jesup (unincorporated community): about 286 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Fisher (village): about 176 residents
Belmont (unincorporated community): about 161 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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