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The ACS estimates about 2,140, give or take 367 civilian veterans in Vermilion Parish.
By ACS estimates, Vermilion Parish has the 22nd largest veteran population among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Vermilion Parish
Louisiana
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
16 percent
below the Louisiana share; below the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
6 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Vermilion Parish has about 322, give or take 124 veterans 75 and older, making up 15 percent of its veterans compared with 24 percent in Louisiana.
Veterans under 35 account for 11 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Vermilion Parish; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans account for 5 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Vermilion Parish; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in Vermilion Parish
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Vermilion Parish
Louisiana
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$58,125 ± $18,833
$48,927 ± $1,145
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$29,328 ± $1,884
$32,904 ± $301
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
6.1% ± 5.0 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
22.5% ± 5.5 points
33.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
87.4% ± 9.6 points
70.6% ± 1.2 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
4.0% ± 6.0 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.7% ± 2.2 points
94.7% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
13.9% ± 7.1 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 slightly fewer veterans here by 2035; both years round to about 2,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Vermilion Parish
VA reports 885 veterans in Vermilion Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 57 VA-backed home loans out of 782 home loans made in Vermilion Parish (7.3% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The second-nearest Vet Center to Vermilion Parish is Baton Rouge Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Baton Rouge, LA, about 87 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists New Orleans RO (station 321); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Perry (unincorporated community): about 1,424 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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