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The ACS estimates about 2,050, give or take 385 civilian veterans in St. John the Baptist Parish.
By ACS estimates, St. John the Baptist Parish has the 24th largest veteran population among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
St. John the Baptist Parish
Louisiana
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
25 percent
below the Louisiana share; below the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
14 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
St. John the Baptist Parish has about 296, give or take 87 veterans 75 and older, making up 14 percent of its veterans compared with 24 percent in Louisiana.
Veterans under 35 account for 8 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in St. John the Baptist Parish; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans account for 16 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in St. John the Baptist Parish; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in St. John the Baptist Parish
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
St. John the Baptist Parish
Louisiana
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$51,775 ± $12,946
$48,927 ± $1,145
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$31,470 ± $2,283
$32,904 ± $301
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
8.8% ± 6.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
22.0% ± 6.2 points
33.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
72.8% ± 11.8 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% ± 5.5 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.6% ± 2.8 points
94.7% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
12.8% ± 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 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 St. John the Baptist Parish
VA reports 771 veterans in St. John the Baptist Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 26 VA-backed home loans out of 474 home loans made in St. John the Baptist Parish (5.5% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 465, give or take 171) and Vietnam era only (about 456, give or take 192).
VA money in St. John the Baptist Parish
VA reported about $23.7 million in compensation and pension spending and about $24.7 million in medical care spending in St. John the Baptist Parish for FY2025.
about 27 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 St. John the Baptist Parish's second-nearest medical center, about 94 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The second-nearest Vet Center to St. John the Baptist Parish is Baton Rouge Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Baton Rouge, LA, about 38 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 St. John the Baptist Parish
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to St. John the Baptist 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.
Laplace (unincorporated community): about 28,343 residents
Reserve (unincorporated community): about 7,791 residents
Garyville (unincorporated community): about 2,119 residents
Edgard (unincorporated community): about 1,482 residents
Wallace (unincorporated community): about 791 residents
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Pleasure Bend (unincorporated community): about 217 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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