Demographics of Vernon Parish, Louisiana

Vernon Parish, Louisiana had 45,091 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −3,541 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Vernon Parish, in four figures

45,091
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −7.3%
Change since July 2020: −3,541 people.; 32.4 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,270 ±$2,603
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Vernon Parish, Louisiana's population shrank 7.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Vernon Parish, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Vernon Parish, Louisiana's population shrank 7.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Vernon Parish, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	48,632	100.0	100.0
2021	48,043	98.8	100.2
2022	46,863	96.4	100.7
2023	46,232	95.1	101.6
2024	46,079	94.8	102.5
2025	45,091	92.7	103.1

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Population of Vernon Parish, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	48,632	−116	+109	+2	−219
2021	48,043	−589	+318	+4	−898
2022	46,863	−1,180	+287	+60	−1,606
2023	46,232	−631	+376	+100	−1,115
2024	46,079	−153	+352	+133	−631
2025	45,091	−988	+327	+86	−1,377

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.4 ±0.4: for men 31.1 ±0.4 and for women 34.1 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Vernon Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	3,756 ±50	8.0% ±0.1	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,229 ±376	17.5% ±0.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,358 ±363	11.4% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,093 ±349	29.9% ±0.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,087 ±302	19.3% ±0.6	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,594 ±377	14.0% ±0.8	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,270 ±$2,603, and income per person $30,322 ±$1,205, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,756 ±$408 in Louisiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Vernon Parish by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	3,593 ±316	19.6% ±1.7	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,458 ±432	24.4% ±2.3	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,622 ±303	19.8% ±1.6	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,081 ±232	11.4% ±1.2	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,670 ±266	14.6% ±1.4	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,229 ±188	6.7% ±1.0	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	647 ±132	3.5% ±0.7	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Vernon Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	8,618 ±851	19.0% ±1.9	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,900 ±362	24.8% ±2.9	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,099 ±486	16.3% ±1.9	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,619 ±261	19.0% ±2.9	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Vernon Parish, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Vernon Parish	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	22,156 ±108	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.6% ±1.8	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.4% ±1.7	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.0% ±1.5	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.0% ±1.8	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$156,000 ±$9,045	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,068 ±$22	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±2	1983 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Vernon Parish by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,446 ±0	9.4% ±<0.1	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	32,964 ±156	70.0% ±0.3	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,769 ±241	12.2% ±0.5	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	749 ±93	1.6% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	333 ±92	0.7% ±0.2	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	177 ±26	0.4% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	129 ±49	0.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,550 ±306	5.4% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Vernon Parish by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	23,769 ±724	50.4% ±1.5	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	20,392 ±754	43.3% ±1.6	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,424 ±236	3.0% ±0.5	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,532 ±196	3.3% ±0.4	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	969 ±154	2.1% ±0.3	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	563 ±119	1.2% ±0.3	2.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Vernon Parish among the counties of Louisiana

25th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Counties of Louisiana near Vernon Parish in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
St. Martin Parish	51,106	−1.0%
St. Charles Parish	50,586	−3.7%
Lincoln Parish	48,360	+0.1%
St. Mary Parish	46,552	−5.3%
St. Bernard Parish	45,642	+4.1%
Vernon Parish	45,091	−7.3%
Washington Parish	44,937	−0.9%
St. John the Baptist Parish	39,875	−5.9%
Avoyelles Parish	37,941	−4.3%
Beauregard Parish	36,673	+0.2%
Natchitoches Parish	36,089	−3.5%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 25 Counties by population in Louisiana
No. 60 Counties by population growth in Louisiana

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026