Living in Vernon Parish School District, Louisiana

Overview

A total of 17,696 households are located in Vernon Parish School District area. Among them, 6,661 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.25 people. The total number of children in the region is 15,427 and 11,971 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (697) of residents are non-citizens and 8% (3,686) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Vernon Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	17,696
Population	47,457
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,661 (38%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	15,427
Total Students	11,971
Pre-Kindergarten	835
Kindergarten	600
Grade 1-8	5,267
Grade 9-12	2,288
College/Graduate School	2,981
Veterans	31,828
Non-citizen	697
Non-English Home Language	3,686
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

38,224 residents are over the age of 16 and 23,239 people are in labor force. Among them, 17,873 people are in civilian labor force and 5,366 are in armed labor force. 16,340 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Vernon Parish School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,245	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	18,186	85.60%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,650	7.77%
Public transportation	11	0.05%
Walked	682	3.21%
Other method	463	2.18%
Worked from home	253	1.19%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,340	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,114	31.30%
Service	3,087	18.89%
Sales and office	3,534	21.63%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,593	15.87%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,012	12.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,340	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	757	4.63%
Construction	1,467	8.98%
Manufacturing	881	5.39%
Wholesale trade	225	1.38%
Retail trade	1,792	10.97%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	788	4.82%
Information	170	1.04%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	688	4.21%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,591	9.74%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,819	23.37%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,409	8.62%
Other services, except public administration	671	4.11%
Public administration	2,082	12.74%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,340	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,789	66.03%
Government workers	4,763	29.15%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	765	4.68%
Unpaid family workers	23	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $63,430 for the 17,696 households in Vernon Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $30,505. 40,100 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.07%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	17,696	-
Less than $10,000	1,562	8.83%
$10,000 - $14,999	902	5.10%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,075	11.73%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,052	11.60%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,446	13.82%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,515	19.86%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,104	11.89%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,029	11.47%
$150,000 - $199,999	620	3.50%
More than $200,000	391	2.21%
Median Household Income	$49,141	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$63,430	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	12,375	-
Less than $10,000	714	5.77%
$10,000 - $14,999	384	3.10%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,153	9.32%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,383	11.18%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,558	12.59%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,744	22.17%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,632	13.19%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,849	14.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	610	4.93%
More than $200,000	348	2.81%

Median Family Income	$59,359	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$73,238	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,505	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,889	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,889	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	44,034	-
With health insurance coverage	40,100	91.07%
Public coverage	17,081	38.79%
Private health insurance	29,497	66.99%
Without health insurance coverage	3,934	8.93%

Housing

There are 22,202 housing units in Vernon Parish School District area, Louisiana with 17,696 units (79.70%) occupied. 9,383 houses (53.02%) are occupied by owner and 8,313 houses (46.98%) are rented. The average housing value is $119,300 and the average rental cost is $951. 1,083 houses (4.88%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,080 houses (4.86%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,202	-
Occupied	17,696	79.70%
Owner Occupied	9,383	53.02%
Renter Occupied	8,313	46.98%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,012	49.60%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,358	6.12%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,960	22.34%
Mobile Homes	4,804	21.64%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	68	0.31%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,202	-
Built 2014 or later	1,083	4.88%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,316	5.93%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,284	14.79%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,569	16.08%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,247	19.13%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,442	20.01%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,107	9.49%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,074	4.84%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,080	4.86%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,202	-
1 room	473	2.13%
2 rooms	207	0.93%
3 rooms	933	4.20%
4 rooms	3,314	14.93%
5 rooms	5,340	24.05%
6 rooms	5,169	23.28%
7 rooms	3,322	14.96%
8 rooms	2,092	9.42%
9 rooms or more	1,352	6.09%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,202	-
no bedroom	489	2.20%
1 bedroom	1,026	4.62%
2 bedrooms	6,210	27.97%
3 bedrooms	10,312	46.45%
4 bedrooms	3,732	16.81%
5 bedrooms or more	433	1.95%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,383	-
Less than $50,000	1,845	19.66%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,151	22.92%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,693	18.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,338	14.26%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,645	17.53%
$300,000 - $499,999	598	6.37%
$500,000 - $999,999	52	0.55%
$1,000,000 or more	61	0.65%
Median House Value	$119,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,431	-
Less than $500	576	7.75%
$500 - $999	3,809	51.26%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,424	32.62%
$1,500 - $1,999	597	8.03%
$2,000 - $2,499	14	0.19%
$2,500 - $2,999	11	0.15%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$951	-

Demographic

A total of 49,646 people lives in Vernon Parish School District area, Louisiana with 26,265 male and 23,381 female. The males to female ratio is 52.90 to 47.10. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	49,646	-
Male	26,265	52.90%
Female	23,381	47.10%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	49,646	-
Under 5 years	4,136	8.33%
5 - 9 years	3,617	7.29%
10 - 14 years	2,965	5.97%
15 - 19 years	3,208	6.46%
20 - 24 years	5,548	11.18%
25 - 34 years	8,803	17.73%
35 - 44 years	6,077	12.24%
45 - 54 years	4,948	9.97%
55 - 59 years	2,171	4.37%
60 - 64 years	2,350	4.73%
65 - 74 years	3,555	7.16%
75 - 84 years	1,739	3.50%
85 years and older	529	1.07%
Median Age	30.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	49,646	-
One Race	48,016	96.72%
White	37,633	75.80%
Black or African American	7,294	14.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native	642	1.29%
Asian	1,045	2.10%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	204	0.41%
Other	1,198	2.41%

Two or more races	1,630	3.28%
White and Black or African American	384	0.77%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	356	0.72%
White and Asian	291	0.59%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	13	0.03%

Living in Vernon Parish School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic