Vermilion Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.3%), Retail trade (13.2%).

Type of workers:

Vermilion Parish, Louisiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	35.1 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 26,050	(48.4%)
Females: 27,757	(51.6%)

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Vermilion Parish:	2.7 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$37,072
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$324
State:	$494

Vermilion Parish:	$96,168
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $140,355

Here:	$140,355
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $110,080

Here:	$110,080
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $106,845

Here:	$106,845
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $218,156

Here:	$218,156
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $193,408

Here:	$193,408
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $27,585

Here:	$27,585
State:	$34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $41,875

Here:	$41,875
State:	$47,390

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 87
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 136
• Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 60
• Burglaries: 68
• Thefts: 192
• Auto thefts: 16

This county:	22.1%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	10.6%
Whole state:	9.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Vermilion Parish is $351 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $577 a month.

Cities in this county include: Abbeville, Kaplan, Erath, Gueydan, Maurice.

Neighboring counties: Acadia Parish , Cameron Parish , Iberia Parish , Iberia Parish , Jefferson Davis Parish , Lafayette Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Vermilion Parish: Camp Steen (A), Stanolind Club (B), Live Oak Plantation (C), Cow Island (D), Port of Vermilion (E), Florence Hunt Club (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Vermilion Parish include: Saint James Catholic Church (A), Sacred Heart Church (B), Pleasant Grove Church (C), Saint John Catholic Church (D), Saint Anne Catholic Church (E), Church of God (F), Indian Bayou United Methodist Church (G), Briggs Chapel (H), Rose Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Abshire Cemetery (1), Indian Cemetery (2), Marceaux Cemetery (3), Indian Bayou Cemetery (4), Le Maire Cemetery (5), Mouton Cove Cemetery (6), Suire Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Coot Lake (A), Flat Lake (B), Nicks Lake (C), Cock, Lake (D), Cleodis, Lake (E), East Constance Lake (F), Mud Lake (G), White Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pigeon Bayou (A), Boston Bayou (B), Deepwater Bayou (C), Deer Bayou (D), Castille Gully (E), Parra Bayou (F), Anselm Coulee (G), Sorrow, Bayou (H), East Constance Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Vermilion Parish: Paul J Rainey Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Esther Post Office (A), Meaux Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.2%
Louisiana:	6.3%

Current college students: 1,667
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,081 (39% naturalized citizens)

Vermilion Parish:	2.0%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,368
• One, attached: 300
• Two: 351
• 3 or 4: 251
• 5 to 9: 219
• 10 to 19: 64
• 20 or more: 203
• Mobile homes: 4,592
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 113

Housing units in Vermilion Parish with a mortgage: 4,813 (499 second mortgage, 335 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,999

Here:	44.5% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

Vermilion Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 79 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/10/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Vermilion Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 92.9 miles away from Vermilion Parish center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 16,889 (82%) Carpooled: 2,417 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 77 (0%) Ferryboat: 5 (0%) Taxi: 48 (0%) Motorcycle: 45 (0%) Bicycle: 34 (0%) Walked: 406 (2%) Other means: 346 (2%) Worked at home: 408 (2%)

6.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,370 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.03%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.81% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($25,811 average AGI)
1.23% relocated from other states ($7,560 average AGI)

Vermilion Parish:	1.23%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Lafayette Parish, LA	1.80% ($33,677 average AGI)
from Iberia Parish, LA	0.69% ($32,953)
from Acadia Parish, LA	0.33% ($26,492)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.30% ($28,382)
from Plaquemines Parish, LA	0.29% ($25,204)
from St. Martin Parish, LA	0.16% ($30,367)
from Harris County, TX	0.14% ($24,538)

5.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,224 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.72%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.16% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($30,059 average AGI)
1.56% relocated to other states ($9,165 average AGI)

Vermilion Parish:	1.56%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Lafayette Parish, LA	1.98% ($43,228 average AGI)
to Iberia Parish, LA	0.59% ($71,156)
to Acadia Parish, LA	0.33% ($31,328)
to Harris County, TX	0.22% ($39,550)
to St. Martin Parish, LA	0.19% ($19,686)
to Calcasieu Parish, LA	0.18% ($33,909)
to St. Landry Parish, LA	0.17% ($29,469)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,316 (6,980 aged, 1,336 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 46,735 (11,231 male householders, 3,280 female householders)

  11,168 spouses, 17,679 children (16,292 natural, 313 adopted, 1,074 stepchildren), 1,224 grandchildren, 267 brothers or sisters, 325 parents, 597 other relatives, 964 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,302 (2,350 male householders (1,871 living alone)), 2,975 female householders (2,690 living alone)), 977 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 770 (753 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,550 2-persons, 3,664 3-persons, 3,020 4-persons, 1,400 5-persons, 619 6-persons, 258 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,561 1-person, 645 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

72.1% of residents of Vermilion Parish speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
25.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $284,262,000 ($5192 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,455,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $112,437,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $74,040,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $22,810,000
Federal grants: $58,967,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,113,000 ($1,583,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,896,000 ($6,002,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,688,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,373,000
Federal Government insurance: $297,213,000

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-5 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.92 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

65% of Vermilion Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Louisiana.

Vermilion Parish:	65.0%
State average:	59.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 48682
• Northeast: 371
• Midwest: 493
• South: 2597
• West: 462

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,400

Here:	11.9%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	8.9%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	11.2%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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