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The ACS estimates about 4,910, give or take 346 civilian veterans in Vernon Parish.
By ACS estimates, Vernon Parish has the 14th largest veteran population among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Vernon Parish
Louisiana
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
54 percent
above the Louisiana share; above the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
32 percent
above the Louisiana share; above the national share.
14 percent
13 percent
Vernon Parish has about 618, give or take 105 veterans 75 and older, making up 13 percent of its veterans compared with 24 percent in Louisiana.
Veterans under 35 in Vernon Parish number about 806, give or take 169; their 16 percent share is above Louisiana's 8 percent.
Women veterans in Vernon Parish number about 867, give or take 161; their 18 percent share is above Louisiana's 11 percent.
Income, work and education in Vernon Parish
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Vernon Parish
Louisiana
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$55,086 ± $6,936
$48,927 ± $1,145
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$28,200 ± $1,270
$32,904 ± $301
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
8.5% ± 2.5 points
10.2% ± 0.6 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
42.8% ± 4.8 points
33.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
71.6% ± 4.0 points
70.6% ± 1.2 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
2.4% ± 1.2 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.1% ± 1.5 points
94.7% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
21.3% ± 3.6 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 6,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 8,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Vernon Parish
VA reports 3,476 veterans in Vernon Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
425
30 to 40 percent
256
50 to 60 percent
331
70 to 90 percent
998
100 percent
1,466
FY2019: 4,546 recipients. Change to FY2025: -1,070.
In 2025, lenders reported 252 VA-backed home loans out of 593 home loans made in Vernon Parish (42.5% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Outside Louisiana, in Beaumont, TX, Beaumont Vet Center (opens in a new tab) is Vernon Parish's second-nearest Vet Center, about 92 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists New Orleans RO (station 321); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Fort Polk South (unincorporated community): about 7,869 residents
Leesville (city): about 5,495 residents
Fort Polk North (unincorporated community): about 2,401 residents
New Llano (town): about 2,144 residents
Rosepine (town): about 1,702 residents
More places (4)
Anacoco (village): about 889 residents
Pitkin (unincorporated community): about 489 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Hornbeck (town): about 412 residents
Simpson (village): about 395 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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