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The ACS estimates about 2,500, give or take 340 civilian veterans in Washington Parish.
By ACS estimates, Washington Parish has the 20th largest veteran population among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Washington Parish
Louisiana
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
36 percent
above the Louisiana share; above the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
13 percent
below the Louisiana share; the same rounded estimate as the national share.
14 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Washington Parish number about 849, give or take 199; their 34 percent share is above Louisiana's 24 percent.
Veterans under 35 account for 14 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Washington Parish; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Washington Parish has about 204, give or take 98 women veterans, making up 8 percent of its veterans compared with 11 percent in Louisiana.
Income, work and education in Washington Parish
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Washington Parish
Louisiana
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$36,646 ± $4,198
$48,927 ± $1,145
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$24,531 ± $1,445
$32,904 ± $301
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
11.0% ± 4.7 points
10.2% ± 0.6 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
36.4% ± 6.8 points
33.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
65.5% ± 16.5 points
70.6% ± 1.2 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
4.4% ± 6.7 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
93.7% ± 4.0 points
94.7% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
15.1% ± 6.7 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 2,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 3,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Washington Parish
VA reports 858 veterans in Washington Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 49 VA-backed home loans out of 499 home loans made in Washington Parish (9.8% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
about 61 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 Washington Parish's second-nearest medical center, about 72 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The second-nearest Vet Center to Washington Parish is Baton Rouge Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Baton Rouge, LA, about 67 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists New Orleans RO (station 321); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Angie (village): about 313 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Rio (unincorporated community): about 219 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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