Louisiana · GEOID 22113

Vermilion Parish

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 57,123 · 26,142 housing units

Median household income

$55,707

State $61,581

Median home value

$163,300

State $215,207

Median gross rent

$848

State $1,064

Homeownership rate

73.4%

State 67.4%

Renter cost-burden rate

55.2%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

14.7%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

1.9%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

3.6%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

16.6%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

2.93

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Vermilion Parish	Louisiana
Population	57,123	4,611,961
Population density (per sq. mi.)	48.74	—
Median household income	$55,707	$61,581
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$76,400	—
Households	21,797	—
Average household size	2.59 people	—
Owner-occupied	73.4%	67.4%
Renter-occupied	26.6%	32.6%
Race	77.8% White · 12.9% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Vermilion Parish compared with Louisiana.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

17.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 27.0%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	18.2%	$30,564	$764	$82,750
1 earner	39.1%	$51,941	$1,299	$162,323
2 earners	35.1%	$103,599	$2,590	$354,611
3+ earners	7.6%	$140,701	$3,518	$492,717

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

21,797

Average size: 2.59 people

Households with children

6,792

31.2% of households

Per-capita income

$30,227

Poverty rate: 19.6%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

73.4% owner-occupied vs. state average 67.4%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 72.2% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 5.8%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

42.5% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,983.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $163,300.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $848.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 4,345 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 7.1% · For rent 5.1% · Seasonal 22.8% · Other 61.9%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

15.3% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 84.7% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

3.8%

990 units of 26,142 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

10.3%

2,690 units of 26,142 total

⚑ Above the 5% threshold — possible indicator of disinvestment, abandonment, or condemned stock.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$44,566

100% MHI$55,707

120% MHI$66,848

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Vermilion Parish should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$42,800	$48,900	$61,100
100% AMI	$53,480	$61,120	$76,400
120% AMI	$64,200	$73,350	$91,700

HUD FMR Area: Vermilion Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

55.2% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (19.1% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

14.7% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Vermilion Parish.

Covered employment

8,426

Across 18 sectors

Establishments

1,179

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$50,422

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	1,940	$32,710	$90,738	−$72,562	$818
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	1,078	$17,333	$33,500	−$129,800	$433
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	915	$59,150	$189,157	+$25,857	$1,479
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	656	$90,810	$307,006	+$143,706	$2,270
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	557	$41,184	$122,281	−$41,019	$1,030
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	502	$77,139	$256,118	+$92,818	$1,928
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	432	$63,225	$204,325	+$41,025	$1,581
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	396	$68,685	$224,649	+$61,349	$1,717
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	376	$60,507	$194,208	+$30,908	$1,513
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	367	$57,523	$183,101	+$19,801	$1,438
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	362	$47,095	$144,284	−$19,016	$1,177
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	317	$76,620	$254,186	+$90,886	$1,916
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	248	$37,324	$107,913	−$55,387	$933
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	86	$41,002	$121,604	−$41,696	$1,025
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	81	$116,371	$402,153	+$238,853	$2,909
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	49	$62,620	$202,073	+$38,773	$1,566
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	47	$20,302	$44,551	−$118,749	$508
NAICS 55 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 55	17	$83,106	$278,329	+$115,029	$2,078

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	1,032	$17,360	$33,600	−$129,700	$434
NAICS 623 Nursing and residential care facilities NAICS 623	673	$34,380	$96,955	−$66,345	$860
NAICS 213 Support activities for mining NAICS 213	626	$89,996	$303,976	+$140,676	$2,250
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	527	$55,542	$175,727	+$12,427	$1,389
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	493	$27,898	$72,826	−$90,474	$697
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	417	$50,501	$156,962	−$6,338	$1,263
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	413	$23,586	$56,776	−$106,524	$590
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	376	$60,507	$194,208	+$30,908	$1,513
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	328	$56,306	$178,571	+$15,271	$1,408
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	310	$18,866	$39,206	−$124,094	$472
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	308	$65,194	$211,655	+$48,355	$1,630
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	298	$45,508	$138,377	−$24,923	$1,138
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	272	$54,640	$172,369	+$9,069	$1,366
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	258	$78,762	$262,159	+$98,859	$1,969
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	239	$43,491	$130,869	−$32,431	$1,087
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	196	$28,710	$75,849	−$87,451	$718
NAICS 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing NAICS 332	173	$78,782	$262,234	+$98,934	$1,970
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	170	$26,937	$69,249	−$94,051	$673
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	159	$36,234	$103,856	−$59,444	$906
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	151	$41,471	$123,350	−$39,950	$1,037
NAICS 311 Food manufacturing NAICS 311	129	$54,271	$170,996	+$7,696	$1,357
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	112	$38,716	$113,095	−$50,205	$968
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	111	$31,350	$85,676	−$77,624	$784
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	109	$55,234	$174,580	+$11,280	$1,381
NAICS 483 Water transportation NAICS 483	103	$82,814	$277,242	+$113,942	$2,070
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	99	$26,025	$65,854	−$97,446	$651
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	95	$61,672	$198,545	+$35,245	$1,542
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	84	$65,565	$213,036	+$49,736	$1,639
NAICS 111 Crop production NAICS 111	78	$49,964	$154,963	−$8,337	$1,249
NAICS 531 Real estate NAICS 531	72	$40,348	$119,169	−$44,131	$1,009
NAICS 486 Pipeline transportation NAICS 486	70	$127,464	$443,445	+$280,145	$3,187
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	66	$73,555	$242,777	+$79,477	$1,839
NAICS 517 Telecommunications NAICS 517	64	$134,276	$468,801	+$305,501	$3,357
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	60	$76,145	$252,418	+$89,118	$1,904
NAICS 115 Support activities for agriculture and forestry NAICS 115	60	$85,547	$287,415	+$124,115	$2,139
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	57	$27,404	$70,987	−$92,313	$685
NAICS 449 Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers NAICS 449	50	$33,882	$95,101	−$68,199	$847
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	49	$62,620	$202,073	+$38,773	$1,566
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	46	$16,725	$31,237	−$132,063	$418
NAICS 492 Couriers and messengers NAICS 492	44	$35,829	$102,348	−$60,952	$896
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	39	$48,587	$149,838	−$13,462	$1,215
NAICS 713 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries NAICS 713	36	$14,339	$22,355	−$140,945	$358
NAICS 458 Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers NAICS 458	20	$17,648	$34,672	−$128,628	$441
NAICS 551 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 551	17	$83,106	$278,329	+$115,029	$2,078
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	16	$52,793	$165,494	+$2,194	$1,320
NAICS 425 Wholesale trade agents and brokers NAICS 425	16	$75,827	$251,234	+$87,934	$1,896
NAICS 513 Publishing industries NAICS 513	14	$38,994	$114,129	−$49,171	$975
NAICS 323 Printing and related support activities NAICS 323	13	$21,152	$47,715	−$115,585	$529
NAICS 928 National security and international affairs NAICS 928	11	$72,580	$239,148	+$75,848	$1,815

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	3,410	(500)	(13%)	$10.31	$21,440	$48,787	$536
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	940	(380)	(29%)	$11.52	$23,970	$58,205	$599
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	4,480	1,080	32%	$11.56	$24,040	$58,466	$601
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	4,480	(3,560)	(44%)	$12.51	$26,020	$65,836	$651
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	2,200	(890)	(29%)	$14.16	$29,450	$78,603	$736
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	1,990	(2,200)	(53%)	$14.83	$30,850	$83,815	$771
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	5,010	(1,960)	(28%)	$15.05	$31,310	$85,527	$783
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	220	0	0%	$15.79	$32,850	$91,259	$821
Tellers SOC 43-3071	600	(430)	(42%)	$16.29	$33,880	$95,093	$847
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	4,240	(1,210)	(22%)	$16.48	$34,280	$96,582	$857
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	1,780	30	2%	$20.22	$42,060	$125,542	$1,052
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	2,100	(1,680)	(44%)	$20.59	$42,830	$128,408	$1,071
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	580	(500)	(46%)	$23.30	$48,450	$149,328	$1,211
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	910	(100)	(10%)	$24.42	$50,790	$158,038	$1,270
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	950	(1,350)	(59%)	—	$51,320	$160,011	$1,283
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	2,920	0	0%	$26.54	$55,190	$174,416	$1,380
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	680	(110)	(14%)	$26.77	$55,690	$176,278	$1,392
Electricians SOC 47-2111	730	(860)	(54%)	$28.45	$59,180	$189,269	$1,480
Paramedics SOC 29-2043	370	—	—	$28.70	$59,690	$191,167	$1,492
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	4,930	1,480	43%	$40.69	$84,630	$284,002	$2,116

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 22113 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.