Vernon Parish, Louisiana

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 47,764
Median household income: $58,281
Median home value: $143,500

Vernon Parish is a county in Louisiana with a population of 47,764. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $58,281 is in line with the Louisiana median ($60,023).

From 2019 to 2023, Vernon Parish's population declined 3.8% from 49,646 to 47,764, while its median household income rose 18.6% from $49,141 to $58,281.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 70.1% of the population. 80.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 47,764
Median age: 32.1 yrs
Median household income: $58,281
Median home value: $143,500
Median gross rent: $1,038
Housing units: 22,073
Homeownership rate: 55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

49,64647,764

Median household income

$49,141$58,281

Median home value

$119,300$143,500

Median gross rent

$951$1,038

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	49,646	$49,141	$119,300	$951
2020	49,315	$50,267	$126,000	$921
2021	49,064	$53,215	$125,600	$965
2022	48,452	$56,547	$141,900	$1,020
2023	47,764	$58,281	$143,500	$1,038

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,816	8.0%
5 to 17	8,288	17.4%
18 to 24	5,626	11.8%
25 to 34	8,076	16.9%
35 to 44	6,140	12.9%
45 to 54	4,725	9.9%
55 to 64	4,623	9.7%
65 to 74	3,792	7.9%
75 and over	2,678	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33,500	70.1%
Black or African American	6,212	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	368	0.8%
Asian	793	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	183	0.4%
Some other race	130	0.3%
Two or more races	2,199	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,379	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,735	12.4%
High school graduate	11,846	39.4%
Some college or associate's	8,720	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,194	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,539	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,650	80.9%
Carpooled	1,733	8.4%
Public transit	38	0.2%
Walked	711	3.5%
Bicycle	23	0.1%
Worked from home	1,037	5.0%
Other means	393	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,655	34.0%
15 to 29 min	7,291	37.3%
30 to 44 min	3,195	16.3%
45 to 59 min	1,177	6.0%
60+ min	1,230	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 18.3% (8,409 of 46,024)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,222	68.8%
Nonfamily households	5,532	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,754	80.4%
Vacant	4,319	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,901	55.8%
Renter-occupied	7,853	44.2%

1-unit, detached50.4%

1-unit, attached5.8%

2 to 4 units14.7%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other23.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,116	50.4%
1-unit, attached	1,275	5.8%
2 to 4 units	3,243	14.7%
5 to 19 units	1,045	4.7%
20 or more units	174	0.8%
Mobile home & other	5,220	23.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 22115
State: Louisiana
Land area: 1,327 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 31.1028, -93.1883