Vermilion Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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• • 46,40078.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8,66914.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,1993.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,1912.0%Asian alone
  • 6091.0%Two or more races
  • 2830.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 960.2%Some other race alone
  • 420.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

Health of residents in Vermilion Parish based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $611 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $283 (0.2%)

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: Bradford County, Florida , Duval County, Florida , Orleans Parish , St. Mary Parish , Guadalupe County, Texas .

Current college students: 1,667
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,574 (39.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2402010 or later
• 4602000 to 2009
• 2061990 to 1999
• 2351980 to 1989
• 1671970 to 1979
• 100Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.4 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,439
• One, attached: 226
• Two: 423
• 3 or 4: 383
• 5 to 9: 332
• 10 to 19: 221
• 20 to 49: 113
• 50 or more: 59
• Mobile homes: 5,726
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 86

Housing units in Vermilion Parish with a mortgage: 7,821 (89 second mortgage, 329 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,498

Religion statistics for Vermilion Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Vermilion Parish:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
• Louisiana Hurricane Barry, Incident Period: July 10, 2019 - July 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4458, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Tropical Storm Harvey, Incident Period: August 28, 2017 - September 10, 2017, FEMA Id: 4345, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 11, 2016 to August 31, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4277: August 14, 2016, FEMA Id: 4277, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 08, 2013 to January 17, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4102: February 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4102, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Louisiana Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to November 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1792: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1792, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to November 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3295: September 11, 2008, FEMA Id: 3295, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 01, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1786: September 02, 2008, FEMA Id: 1786, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 17 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.62% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,949 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.62% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($36,367 average AGI)
1.00% relocated from other states ($7,583 average AGI)

Vermilion Parish:	1.00%
Louisiana average:	2.30%

from Lafayette Parish, LA	2.17% ($48,541 average AGI)
from Iberia Parish, LA	0.82% ($32,089)
from Acadia Parish, LA	0.46% ($33,663)
from St. Martin Parish, LA	0.23% ($40,979)
from St. Landry Parish, LA	0.13% ($32,815)
from Calcasieu Parish, LA	0.12% ($48,375)
from Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	0.11% ($41,955)

5.65% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($41,943 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.44% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($32,375 average AGI)
1.21% relocated to other states ($9,567 average AGI)

Vermilion Parish:	1.21%
Louisiana average:	2.61%

to Lafayette Parish, LA	2.18% ($45,729 average AGI)
to Iberia Parish, LA	0.54% ($34,009)
to Acadia Parish, LA	0.37% ($30,273)
to St. Martin Parish, LA	0.19% ($34,500)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.16% ($34,697)
to Calcasieu Parish, LA	0.12% ($42,360)
to St. Landry Parish, LA	0.10% ($40,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Vermilion Parish

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 10,853 (2,526 living alone), Female householders: 11,240 (2,836 living alone)

• 11,029 spouses (10,976 opposite-sex spouses), 1,861 unmarried partners, (1,764 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,996 children (16,103 natural, 745 adopted, 1,147 stepchildren), 2,015 grandchildren, 626 brothers or sisters, 575 parents, 11 foster children, 877 other relatives, 1,995 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 527

Size of family households: 6,286 2-persons, 3,831 3-persons, 3,051 4-persons, 1,208 5-persons, 509 6-persons, 333 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,550 1-person, 1,253 2-persons, 277 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 72 5-persons.

8,812 married couples with children.
3,821 single-parent households (803 men, 3,018 women).

83.6% of residents of Vermilion speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
11.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 37% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $284,262,000 ($5,192 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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)

• Year house built in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
• 1,3142014 or later
• 1,3882010 to 2013
• 4,9272000 to 2009
• 3,3271990 to 1999
• 3,2361980 to 1989
• 3,3661970 to 1979
• 2,0711960 to 1969
• 3,4171950 to 1959
• 1,6341940 to 1949
• 2,2051939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
• 641 room
• 1412 rooms
• 5943 rooms
• 2,8834 rooms
• 4,9505 rooms
• 3,6156 rooms
• 2,1767 rooms
• 1,3808 rooms
• 1,4129+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
• 151 room
• 1962 rooms
• 7383 rooms
• 1,5564 rooms
• 1,2305 rooms
• 6616 rooms
• 3087 rooms
• 938 rooms
• 909+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
• 64no bedroom
• 3931 bedroom
• 3,2802 bedrooms
• 10,8013 bedrooms
• 2,3234 bedrooms
• 3855+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
• 42no bedroom
• 6001 bedroom
• 1,9542 bedrooms
• 2,1113 bedrooms
• 1904 bedrooms
• 105+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Vermilion Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 558no vehicle
• 4,7491 vehicle
• 7,7692 vehicles
• 3,0943 vehicles
• 8134 vehicles
• 3015+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Vermilion Parish in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,057no vehicle
• 2,3411 vehicle
• 1,2562 vehicles
• 1963 vehicles
• 654 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

87.1% of Vermilion Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Louisiana.

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

• This state: 52,739
• Other state: 5,002
• Northeast: 376
• Midwest: 832
• South: 3,223
• West: 568

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,821
• Number of aged recipients: 265
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,556
• Number of recipients under 18: 209
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,147
• Number of recipients older than 64: 465
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 736
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 766

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