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The ACS estimates about 4,810, give or take 459 civilian veterans in Terrebonne Parish.
By ACS estimates, Terrebonne Parish has the 15th largest veteran population among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Terrebonne Parish
Louisiana
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
22 percent
below the Louisiana share; below the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
11 percent
below the Louisiana share; below the national share.
14 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Terrebonne Parish number about 1,230, give or take 200; their 26 percent share is above Louisiana's 24 percent.
Veterans under 35 in Terrebonne Parish number about 425, give or take 190; their 9 percent share is above Louisiana's 8 percent.
Terrebonne Parish has about 420, give or take 178 women veterans, making up 9 percent of its veterans compared with 11 percent in Louisiana.
Income, work and education in Terrebonne Parish
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Terrebonne Parish
Louisiana
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$47,724 ± $5,019
$48,927 ± $1,145
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$32,878 ± $1,482
$32,904 ± $301
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
10.0% ± 4.6 points
10.2% ± 0.6 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
35.3% ± 6.5 points
33.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
83.3% ± 3.4 points
70.6% ± 1.2 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
4.3% ± 3.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
92.4% ± 2.7 points
94.7% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
21.6% ± 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 5,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Terrebonne Parish
VA reports 1,364 veterans in Terrebonne Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 89 VA-backed home loans out of 1,314 home loans made in Terrebonne Parish (6.8% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
about 63 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 Terrebonne Parish's second-nearest medical center, about 136 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The second-nearest Vet Center to Terrebonne Parish is Baton Rouge Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Baton Rouge, LA, about 75 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.
Bayou Cane (unincorporated community): about 21,253 residents
Schriever (unincorporated community): about 6,690 residents
Gray (unincorporated community): about 5,154 residents
Chauvin (unincorporated community): about 2,502 residents
More places (4)
Bourg (unincorporated community): about 2,239 residents
Presquille (unincorporated community): about 2,062 residents
Montegut (unincorporated community): about 1,266 residents
Dulac (unincorporated community): about 517 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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