Lincoln Parish vs Vermilion Parish

A side-by-side comparison of Lincoln Parish and Vermilion Parish: population, income, housing, and more.

Lincoln Parish and Vermilion Parish are counties in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Vermilion Parish has the higher population (57,031 vs 48,160 in Lincoln Parish). Vermilion Parish has the higher median household income ($57,537 vs $38,035 in Lincoln Parish). Lincoln Parish has the higher median home value ($195,500 vs $159,700 in Vermilion Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln Parish	Vermilion Parish
Population	48,160	57,031
Median age	28.6 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$38,035	$57,537
Median home value	$195,500	$159,700
Median gross rent	$821	$802
Housing units	20,650	25,924
Homeownership rate	53.5%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln Parish	Vermilion Parish
Population	47,246 → 48,160 (+1.9%)	59,865 → 57,031 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$35,467 → $38,035 (+7.2%)	$51,945 → $57,537 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$154,500 → $195,500 (+26.5%)	$122,200 → $159,700 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $821 (+12.6%)	$685 → $802 (+17.1%)

Lincoln Parish

Population

47,24648,160

Median household income

$35,467$38,035

Median home value

$154,500$195,500

Median gross rent

$729$821

Vermilion Parish

Population

59,86557,031

Median household income

$51,945$57,537

Median home value

$122,200$159,700

Median gross rent

$685$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln Parish	Vermilion Parish
Under 5	5.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.7%	18.9%
18 to 24	25.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	8.8%	12.3%
55 to 64	9.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	9.7%
75 and over	5.8%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln Parish	Vermilion Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	52.5%	76.8%
Black or African American	36.9%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.2%
Asian	1.3%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.5%
Some other race	0.9%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln Parish	Vermilion Parish
No high school diploma	10.6%	15.9%
High school graduate	29.6%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln Parish	Vermilion Parish
Drove alone	77.3%	81.2%
Carpooled	9.0%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.8%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.4%	4.8%
Other means	0.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln Parish	Vermilion Parish
1-unit, detached	57.0%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	2.9%
20 or more units	2.5%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln Parish	Vermilion Parish
Poverty rate	30.7%	19.2%
Average household size	2.38	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	18	30
Median year structure built	1985	1983