Vermilion Parish, LA
Demographic and economic profile of Vermilion Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Vermilion Parish is a rural Louisiana coastal community of 57,031 with an economy rooted in extraction industries, reflected in a GDP per capita of $24,601 and median worker earnings of $40,284 against a median household income of $55,707. The labor force is relatively small—participation sits at 57.1%—with only 16.8% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 5.2%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $159,700 and median gross rent of $802/month, though the parish faces headwinds including a 4.7% population decline over five years and a poverty rate of 19.2%.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-4.7% since 2018
Vermilion Parish lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone44,444 (77.8%)
- Black or African American Alone7,352 (12.9%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,758 (3.1%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,611 (2.8%)
- Asian Alone1,128 (2.0%)
- Some Other Race Alone499 (0.9%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3,395
- 2.Vietnamese875
- 3.Spanish707
- 4.Other Indo-European196
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island49
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,944
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,435
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining3,061
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,001
- 5.Construction (Group)1,832
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,676
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,037
- 3.Service Occupations3,951
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,774
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,446
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.