Vermilion Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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• • 46,68886.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8,59816.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,0633.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,3552.5%Asian alone
  • 8401.6%Two or more races
  • 2560.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 760.1%Some other race 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

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $475 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $219 (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: 76.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,569 (37.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3642010 or later
• 3852000 to 2009
• 2861990 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: 18,541
• One, attached: 156
• Two: 530
• 3 or 4: 384
• 5 to 9: 211
• 10 to 19: 278
• 20 to 49: 212
• 50 or more: 43
• Mobile homes: 6,004
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 159

Housing units in Vermilion Parish with a mortgage: 7,312 (126 second mortgage, 267 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,255

Religion statistics for Vermilion Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Vermilion Parish:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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
• Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3289: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3289, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1607: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1607, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3260: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3260, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1603: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1603, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Loss of the Space Shuttle <span class="italic">Columbia</span>, Incident Period: February 01, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3172: February 01, 2003, FEMA Id: 3172, Natural disaster type: Other
• 12 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 2014: 9.4

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:

• In family households: 50,589 (7,212 male householders, 7,613 female householders)

  10,357 spouses, 18,633 children (16,721 natural, 687 adopted, 1,256 stepchildren), 1,956 grandchildren, 890 brothers or sisters, 615 parents, 956 other relatives, 2,240 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,002 (3,251 male householders (2,606 living alone)), 3,599 female householders (2,887 living alone)), 2,140 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 500

Size of family households: 6,451 2-persons, 3,691 3-persons, 2,635 4-persons, 1,079 5-persons, 599 6-persons, 370 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,495 1-person, 998 2-persons, 278 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 45 5-persons.

8,203 married couples with children.
4,899 single-parent households (914 men, 3,985 women).

80.6% of residents of Vermilion speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
13.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).

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
• 8502014 or later
• 1,4162010 to 2013
• 4,6062000 to 2009
• 3,3881990 to 1999
• 3,3451980 to 1989
• 3,7311970 to 1979
• 2,2181960 to 1969
• 2,9481950 to 1959
• 1,7111940 to 1949
• 2,4981939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
• 731 room
• 2512 rooms
• 8663 rooms
• 2,7304 rooms
• 4,6675 rooms
• 3,2326 rooms
• 2,1167 rooms
• 1,4458 rooms
• 1,0669+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
• 121 room
• 1902 rooms
• 7383 rooms
• 1,6644 rooms
• 1,2795 rooms
• 7446 rooms
• 4187 rooms
• 608 rooms
• 289+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
• 81no bedroom
• 5521 bedroom
• 3,4752 bedrooms
• 10,0263 bedrooms
• 2,0314 bedrooms
• 2115+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
• 31no bedroom
• 6461 bedroom
• 2,0102 bedrooms
• 2,2593 bedrooms
• 1674 bedrooms
• 85+ 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
• 608no vehicle
• 4,3611 vehicle
• 7,8262 vehicles
• 2,8703 vehicles
• 6714 vehicles
• 1935+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Vermilion Parish in renter-occupied apartments
• 962no vehicle
• 2,2541 vehicle
• 1,5662 vehicles
• 2613 vehicles
• 724 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

85.5% 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, 82% lived in Louisiana.

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

• This state: 53,741
• Other state: 4,813
• Northeast: 281
• Midwest: 753
• South: 2,854
• West: 929

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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