Vermilion Parish LA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,156 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 832 | 5.9 |
Kindergarten | 925 | 6.5 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,087 | 50.1 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,645 | 25.7 |
College or graduate school | 1,667 | 11.8 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 33,616 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 5,346 | 15.9 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,206 | 18.5 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,770 | 38.0 |
Some college, no degree | 4,740 | 14.1 |
Associate degree | 945 | 2.8 |
Bachelor's degree | 2,566 | 7.6 |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,043 | 3.1 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 65.6 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.7 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 41,414 | 100.0 |
Never married | 9,705 | 23.4 |
Now married, except separated | 23,720 | 57.3 |
Separated | 782 | 1.9 |
Widowed | 3,221 | 7.8 |
Female | 2,741 | 6.6 |
Divorced | 3,986 | 9.6 |
Female | 2,147 | 5.2 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,142 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 560 | 49.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 38,617 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 4,165 | 10.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 13,712 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,496 | 10.9 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 28,691 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 7,060 | 24.6 |
Percent employed | 50.9 | (X) |
No disability | 21,631 | 75.4 |
Percent employed | 70.3 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 6,765 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 3,414 | 50.5 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 49,948 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 32,167 | 64.4 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 17,305 | 34.6 |
Same county | 11,454 | 22.9 |
Different county | 5,851 | 11.7 |
Same state | 4,285 | 8.6 |
Different state | 1,566 | 3.1 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 476 | 1.0 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 53,807 | 100.0 |
Native | 52,726 | 98.0 |
Born in United States | 52,605 | 97.8 |
State of residence | 48,682 | 90.5 |
Different state | 3,923 | 7.3 |
Born outside United States | 121 | 0.2 |
Foreign born | 1,081 | 2.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 579 | 1.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 423 | 0.8 |
Not a citizen | 658 | 1.2 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,081 | 100.0 |
Europe | 85 | 7.9 |
Asia | 752 | 69.6 |
Africa | 9 | 0.8 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 225 | 20.8 |
Northern America | 10 | 0.9 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 49,948 | 100.0 |
English only | 36,012 | 72.1 |
Language other than English | 13,936 | 27.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,856 | 7.7 |
Spanish | 510 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 186 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 12,532 | 25.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,991 | 6.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 873 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 671 | 1.3 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 53,807 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 45,836 | 85.2 |
Arab | 25 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 11 | 0.0 |
Danish | 11 | 0.0 |
Dutch | 91 | 0.2 |
English | 1,093 | 2.0 |
French (except Basque)1 | 9,698 | 18.0 |
French Canadian1 | 9,315 | 17.3 |
German | 2,040 | 3.8 |
Greek | 4 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 8 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 1,188 | 2.2 |
Italian | 1,065 | 2.0 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 20 | 0.0 |
Polish | 60 | 0.1 |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
Russian | 2 | 0.0 |
Scotch-Irish | 193 | 0.4 |
Scottish | 114 | 0.2 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 117 | 0.2 |
Swedish | 22 | 0.0 |
Swiss | 31 | 0.1 |
Ukrainian | 6 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 9,939 | 18.5 |
Welsh | 25 | 0.0 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 14 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 10,744 | 20.0 |
(X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |