Get to Know the Parishes Within Acadiana

Vermilion Parish was named after both the Vermilion River and Vermilion Bay, and the area is part of America's Wetland Birding Trail. There’s always a festival going on and you can visit the Gueydan Museum.

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Population

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Vermilion	53,977	57,999	57,078	56,760

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Age

Population	2010	2023	2028
0-4	4,293	3,692	3,632
5-9	4,422	3,913	3,840
10-14	4,265	3,908	4,028
15-19	4,041	3,478	3,597
20-24	3,496	2,932	2,839
25-29	3,849	3,602	3,000
30-34	3,671	4,022	3,502
35-39	3,450	3,891	4,023
40-44	3,811	3,724	3,896
45-49	4,351	3,194	3,645
50-54	4,344	3,474	3,085
55-59	3,540	3,713	3,325
60-64	2,958	3,887	3,465
65-69	2,241	3,278	3,544
70-74	1,797	2,592	2,825
75-79	1,471	1,669	2,083
80-84	1,052	1,093	1,299
85+	947	1,016	1,132
18+	42,522	43,426	43,019
Median Age	36	39	40

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Race

Vermilion	2023
Total	57,078.00
White Alone	76.94
Black Alone	13.98
American Indian Alone	0.35
Asian Alone	2.26
Pacific Islander Alone	0.02
Some Other Race	1.80
Two or More Races	4.64
Hispanic Origin	4.31
Diversity Index	43.60

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Growth Rate

Vermilion	2023 - 2028
Population	-0.11%
Households	0.04%
Families	-0.07%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	19,893	21,889	22,193	22,235
Housing Units	22,525	25,235	25,984	26,026
Owner Occupied Units			17,337	17,424
Renter Occupied Units			4,856	4,811
Vacant Units			3,791	3,791

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Home Value

Vermilion	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$164,600	$211,292
Average Home Value	$180,286	$219,925
<$50,000	2,547	1,620
$50,000 - $99,999	2,989	1,791
$100,000 - $149,999	2,340	1,740
$150,000 - $199,999	2,714	2,881
$200,000 - $249,999	2,480	3,011
$250,000 - $299,999	1,800	2,607
$300,000 - $399,999	1,870	2,846
$400,000 - $499,999	296	463
$500,000 - $749,999	245	380
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	2,637
2000-2009	4,353
1990-1999	3,186
1980-1989	3,555
1970-1979	3,058
1960-1969	2,192
1950-1959	3,116
1940-1949	1,613
1939 or Before	2,009

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Income

Vermilion	2023	2028
Median Household	$56,396	$62,096
Average Household	$75,719	$84,902
Per Capita	$29,457	$33,275

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Household Income Base

Vermilion	2023
<$15,000	2,984
$15,000 - $24,999	2,404
$25,000 - $34,999	1,410
$35,000 - $49,999	2,955
$50,000 - $74,999	3,975
$75,000 - $99,999	3,544
$100,000 - $149,999	3,135
$150,000 - $199,999	992
$200,000+	794

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	23,108
In-County Residents	10,984
Out-of-County Residents	11,226
Drive Alone	18,658
Carpooled	2,028
Public Transport	3
Work at Home	1,037
Less than 5 minutes	1,389
5-9 minutes	2,925
10-14 minutes	2,798
15-19 minutes	2,341
20-24 minutes	2,161
25-29 minutes	1,216
30-34 minutes	3,384
35-39 minutes	590
40-44 minutes	870
45-59 minutes	2,411
60-89 minutes	951
90+ minutes	1,035
Average Travel Time	29

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	16,067
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	105
Mining	86
Utilities	76
Construction	1,588
Manufacturing	946
Wholesale Trade	592

Retail Trade	2,232
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	310
Furn & Home Furnish Str	39
Electronics & Appl Store	23
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	322
Food & Beverage Stores	456
Health/Pers Care Stores	197
Gasoline Stations	137
Clothing/Accessory Store	41
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	150
General Merchandise Str	557
Misc Store Retailers	0
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	444
Information	307

Finance & Insurance	481
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	339
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	40
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	102

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	205
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	650
Legal Services	60
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	85
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	504
Educational Services	1,627
HealthCare/Social Assist	2,023
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	214

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	1,418
Accommodation	75
Food Srv/Drinking Places	1,343

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	1,024
Auto Repair/Maintenance	156
Public Administration Emp	1,421

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

Vermilion	2023
Some High School	4,236
Graduated High School	13,830
Associates Degree	3,262
Bachelor's Degree	5,329
Graduate Degree	1,996

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	1,973
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	32
Mining Bus	13
Utilities Bus	10
Construction Bus	148
Manufacturing Bus	64
Wholesale Trade Bus	62

Retail Trade Bus	294
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	39
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	9
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	8
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	31
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	62
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	27
Gasoline Stations Bus	24
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	16
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	47
General Merchandise Str Bus	31
Misc Store Retailers Bus	0
Nonstore Retailers Bus	0

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	71
Information Bus	33

Finance & Insurance Bus	94
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	54
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	15
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	25

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	76
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	120
Legal Services Bus	29
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	9
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	61
Educational Services Bus	56
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	131
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	49

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	131
Accommodation Bus	18
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	113

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	272
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	48
Public Administration Bus	117

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17