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Vermilion Parish, LA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Lafayette, LA
Designated Market Area: Lafayette, LA
USDA County Type (2015): Mining
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2022 population: 56,952   ( 1,047 from 2010 , 21 from 2020)
Land area: 1173.6 square miles
Population density: 48.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:44,364 77.90% 4.2%
Black:8,03214.10% 2.6%
Indian:2000.35% 2.6%
Asian:1,1712.06% 1.6%
2+ races:8601.51% 28.9%
Hispanic:2,3254.08% 68.4%
Total non-White:12,58822.10% 7.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,577 13.8
Deaths:1,62514.3
Net Migration: 180.2
Net Immigration: 50.0
Change in White population:-1,941 -3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:894 1.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
57,999
46,30579.84%
8,24614.22%
1950.34%
1,1521.99%
6671.15%
1,3812.38%
11,69420.16%

2000
53,807
44,02681.82%
7,52713.99%
1530.28%
9751.81%
3660.68%
7421.38%
9,78118.18%

1990
50,055
41,84183.59%
6,91313.81%
1180.24%
6101.22%
n/a
5731.14%
8,21416.41%

1980
48,458
41,14584.91%
6,32713.06%
150.03%
1970.41%
n/a
7531.55%
7,31315.09%

1970
43,071
37,02985.97%
5,93213.77%
130.03%
160.04%
n/a
770.18%
6,042 14.03%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
7,483 13.9
4,9639.2
-575-1.1
5141.0
2,279 4.2
1,913 3.6
1990's
NumberRate
7,501 15.0
4,9249.8
-270-0.5
2220.4
2,185 4.4
1,567 3.1
1980's
NumberRate
9,447 19.5
4,476 9.2
-3,084 -6.4
n/a
696 1.4
901 1.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
928 2.2
n/a
4,116 9.6
1,271 3.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Vermilion Parish, LA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.6
14,373 25.2%
42,579 74.8%
9,120 16.0%
21,704
2.61
15,579 71.8%
11,060 71.0%
1,719 11.0%
6,125 28.2%

2010
NumberPercent
36.4
15,477 26.7%
42,522 73.3%
7,508 12.9%
21,889
2.63
15,469 70.7%
11,128 71.9%
1,834 11.9%
6,420 29.3%

2000
NumberPercent
35.1
15,163 28.2%
38,644 71.8%
7,318 13.6%
19,836
2.67
14,511 73.2%
11,115 76.6%
1,512 10.4%
5,325 26.8%

1990
NumberPercent
31.4
15,419 30.8%
34,636 69.2%
6,547 13.1%
17,702
2.80
13,481 76.2%
10,816 80.2%
1,286 9.5%
4,221 23.8%

1980
NumberPercent
28.2
15,966 32.9%
32,492 67.1%
5,536 11.4%
16,246
2.96
13,014 80.1%
11,163 85.8%
930 7.1%
3,232 19.9%

2022 Housing Data for Vermilion Parish, LA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units25,735 
Median Value$154,000 
Occupied21,70484.3%
Vacant4,03115.7%
Owned16,60376.5%
Rented5,10123.5%
Median Rent$745 
Single-Family Units19,32475.1%
    Detached19,08774.2%
    Attached2370.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,0214.0%
Mobile Homes4,36016.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Vermilion Parish, LA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,3496.2%
$10,000 to $14,9991,3576.3%
$15,000 to $19,9991,0925.0%
$20,000 to $24,9991,5947.3%
$25,000 to $29,9991,2375.7%
$30,000 to $34,9997343.4%
$35,000 to $39,9999054.2%
$40,000 to $44,9997423.4%
$45,000 to $49,9999084.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991,6227.5%
$60,000 to $74,9992,0049.2%
$75,000 to $99,9992,89913.4%
$100,000 to $124,9991,8558.5%
$125,000 to $149,9991,0574.9%
$150,000 to $199,9991,1415.3%
$200,000 or more1,2085.6%
Median Household Income56,194 
Per Capita Income29,293 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state92 
Compared to U.S.78 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,4966.9%
Public Assistance2401.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,48116.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed20,59060.4%
Unemployed1,3684.0%
In Armed Forces1650.5%
Total Labor Force22,12364.9%
Not in Labor Force11,94235.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 39.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector9,4236,35959.7%
Non-Profit34771332.7%
Self-Employed1,9061,10163.4%
Local Government8211,32938.2%
State Government28351735.4%
Federal Government7213435.0%
Total Private + Self11,3297,46060.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,5232,69336.1%
Total12,85210,15355.9%
Pct. Govt.13.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,16213.7%
Sales and Office Occupations5,30323.0%
Professional, Technical4,64620.1%
Service Occupations3,59115.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2701.2%
All others6,36427.6%
White Collar 56.8%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance3,60415.6%
Retail trade2,92412.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2,2759.9%
Educational services2,0719.0%
Construction1,9478.4%
Other services1,3295.8%
Manufacturing1,1535.0%
Accommodation and food services1,1304.9%
Transportation and warehousing1,1154.8%
Professional, scientific, technical1,0264.4%
Public administration9374.1%
Finance and insurance8673.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.8393.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting6993.0%
Information3771.6%
Wholesale trade3631.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing1640.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1480.6%
Utilities980.4%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Vermilion Parish, LA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican7901.38%
Puerto Rican20.00%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American2210.39%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran1210.21%
Nicaraguan200.03%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran800.14%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American920.16%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean640.11%
Colombian280.05%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,0691.87%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese6561.15%
Indian1850.32%
Chinese1170.20%
Filipino510.09%
Indonesian170.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English48,09489.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun3,8527.2%
Vietnamese7261.4%
Spanish5741.1%
Other Indo-European2280.4%
Other580.1%
German, other Germanic400.1%
Other Asian170.0%
Chinese100.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
French9,49416.6%
French Canadian5,0788.9%
American4,8538.5%
Cajun3,8666.8%
German3,6226.3%
English2,7174.7%
Irish2,1193.7%
Italian1,0311.8%
European2860.5%
Polish2350.4%
Scotch-Irish2250.4%
British2090.4%
Welsh2040.4%
Czech1010.2%
Scottish920.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen56,74499.2%
Not a citizen4580.8%
Native55,86497.7%
Foreign-born1,3382.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Vermilion Parish, LA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,958 5.1%3,834 10.1%15,458 40.6%9,715 25.5%5,270 13.8%1,871 4.9%
  Average years of education: 12.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,958 5.1%
9-12 Years 3,834 10.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 15,458 40.6%
Some College 9,715 25.5%
Bach. Degree 5,270 13.8%
Grad Degree 1,871 4.9%
Average years of education: 12.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Vermilion Parish, LA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 20,152 19,041 1,111 5.5% 6.2%
1991 19,924 18,391 1,533 7.7% 7.2%
1992 21,337 19,246 2,091 9.8% 7.8%
1993 21,303 19,764 1,539 7.2% 7.4%
1994 22,209 20,750 1,459 6.6% 7.7%
1995 22,350 21,056 1,294 5.8% 6.9%
1996 22,698 21,528 1,170 5.2% 6.5%
1997 22,929 21,782 1,147 5.0% 5.9%
1998 22,912 21,378 1,534 6.7% 5.5%
1999 21,715 20,263 1,452 6.7% 5.0%
2000 23,222 22,022 1,200 5.2% 5.2%
2001 23,572 22,280 1,292 5.5% 5.6%
2002 22,906 21,392 1,514 6.6% 6.0%
2003 23,097 21,580 1,517 6.6% 6.3%
2004 22,763 21,459 1,304 5.7% 5.7%
2005 23,482 22,076 1,406 6.0% 6.8%
2006 24,135 23,272 863 3.6% 4.0%
2007 24,087 23,193 894 3.7% 4.1%
2008 24,398 23,384 1,014 4.2% 4.7%
2009 24,675 23,058 1,617 6.6% 6.8%
2010 25,628 23,867 1,761 6.9% 7.5%
2011 25,464 23,870 1,594 6.3% 7.4%
2012 25,941 24,521 1,420 5.5% 6.7%
2013 26,133 24,730 1,403 5.4% 6.4%
2014 26,415 24,968 1,447 5.5% 6.3%
2015 25,733 23,959 1,774 6.9% 6.3%
2016 24,732 22,848 1,884 7.6% 6.1%
2017 24,261 22,807 1,454 6.0% 5.1%
2018 24,296 23,020 1,276 5.3% 4.8%
2019 24,281 23,100 1,181 4.9% 4.7%
2020 23,746 21,993 1,753 7.4% 8.3%
2021 23,952 22,710 1,242 5.2% 5.6%
2022 24,142 23,290 852 3.5% 3.7%
2023 24,038 23,164 874 3.6% 3.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com