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	2022	2027
Vermilion	53,977	57,999	56,927	56,494

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Population by Age

Population	2010	2022	2027
0-4	4,293	3,774	3,657
5-9	4,422	3,933	3,877
10-14	4,265	3,912	4,026
15-19	4,041	3,438	3,588
20-24	3,496	2,950	2,825
25-29	3,849	3,732	2,983
30-34	3,671	3,976	3,582
35-39	3,450	3,880	3,964
40-44	3,811	3,583	3,840
45-49	4,351	3,231	3,559
50-54	4,344	3,474	3,083
55-59	3,540	3,811	3,354
60-64	2,958	3,861	3,560
65-69	2,241	3,164	3,505
70-74	1,797	2,447	2,724
75-79	1,471	1,631	1,995
80-84	1,052	1,071	1,262
85+	947	1,059	1,110
18+	42,522	43,194	42,699
Median Age	36	39	40

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Population by Race

Vermilion	2022
Total	56,927.00
White Alone	77.26
Black Alone	13.85
American Indian Alone	0.34
Asian Alone	2.23
Pacific Islander Alone	0.02
Some Other Race	1.73
Two or More Races	4.56
Hispanic Origin	4.08
Diversity Index	43.00

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Growth Rate

Vermilion	2022 - 2027
Population	-0.15%
Households	-0.04%
Families	-0.15%
Median Household Income	3%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2022	2027
Households	19,893	21,889	22,106	22,059
Housing Units	22,525	25,235	25,809	25,803
Owner Occupied Units			17,334	17,385
Renter Occupied Units			4,772	4,674
Vacant Units			3,703	3,744

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Home Value

Vermilion	2022	2027
Median Home Value	$167,149	$211,384
Average Home Value	$186,767	$231,060
<$50,000	2,535	1,625
$50,000 - $99,999	2,802	1,715
$100,000 - $149,999	2,394	1,827
$150,000 - $199,999	2,729	2,852
$200,000 - $249,999	2,475	2,958
$250,000 - $299,999	2,208	3,073
$300,000 - $399,999	1,155	1,688
$400,000 - $499,999	470	716
$500,000 - $749,999	445	666
$1,000,000 +	40	122

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	1,855
2000-2009	5,163
1990-1999	2,849
1980-1989	3,221
1970-1979	3,174
1960-1969	2,454
1950-1959	3,165
1940-1949	1,395
1939 or Before	2,553

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Income

Vermilion	2022	2027
Median Household	$57,852	$65,930
Average Household	$77,500	$88,140
Per Capita	$30,109	$34,430

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Household Income Base

Vermilion	2022
<$15,000	3,056
$15,000 - $24,999	1,876
$25,000 - $34,999	1,890
$35,000 - $49,999	2,493
$50,000 - $74,999	4,268
$75,000 - $99,999	3,249
$100,000 - $149,999	3,422
$150,000 - $199,999	1,002
$200,000+	850

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	23,628
In-County Residents	11,633
Out-of-County Residents	11,267
Drive Alone	18,735
Carpooled	2,300
Public Transport	3
Work at Home	975
Less than 5 minutes	1,836
5-9 minutes	3,323
10-14 minutes	2,477
15-19 minutes	2,346
20-24 minutes	2,223
25-29 minutes	1,292
30-34 minutes	3,578
35-39 minutes	450
40-44 minutes	752
45-59 minutes	2,229
60-89 minutes	928
90+ minutes	1,219
Average Travel Time	29

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	16,019
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	100
Mining	134
Utilities	66
Construction	1,520
Manufacturing	936
Wholesale Trade	573

Retail Trade	2,367
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	356
Furn & Home Furnish Str	41
Electronics & Appl Store	24
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	331
Food & Beverage Stores	510
Health/Pers Care Stores	206
Gasoline Stations	150
Clothing/Accessory Store	44
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	66
General Merchandise Str	479
Misc Store Retailers	160
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	369
Information	319

Finance & Insurance	501
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	356
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	38
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	107

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	219
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	647
Legal Services	63
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	84
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	232
Educational Services	1,648
HealthCare/Social Assist	2,041
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	196

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	1,446
Accommodation	85
Food Srv/Drinking Places	1,361

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	1,105
Auto Repair/Maintenance	164
Public Administration Emp	1,470

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Educational Attainment (25+)

Vermilion	2022
Some High School	4,966
Graduated High School	13,622
Associates Degree	3,019
Bachelor's Degree	4,226
Graduate Degree	1,934

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	2,050
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	31
Mining Bus	13
Utilities Bus	9
Construction Bus	144
Manufacturing Bus	63
Wholesale Trade Bus	62

Retail Trade Bus	337
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	44
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	10
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	8
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	33
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	59
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	28
Gasoline Stations Bus	27
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	18
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	17
General Merchandise Str Bus	23
Misc Store Retailers Bus	41
Nonstore Retailers Bus	29

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	69
Information Bus	33

Finance & Insurance Bus	99
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	58
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	15
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	26

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	85
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	126
Legal Services Bus	30
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	8
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	61
Educational Services Bus	56
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	132
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	50

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	132
Accommodation Bus	19
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	113

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	283
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	53
Public Administration Bus	123

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05