Vernon Parish, Louisiana (LA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,343
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,360
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,470 (it was 7,900 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 43% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 1328 sq. mi.
Water area: 13.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 36 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.8%), Retail trade (11.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 51%
- Government: 45%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 32,97968.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6,25513.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,7849.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,7115.6%Two or more races
- 7981.7%Asian alone
- 4601.0%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1810.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 790.2%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 32.0 years |
| Louisiana median age: | 38.2 years |
| Males: 25,032 |  (52.2%) |
| Females: 22,894 |  (47.8%) |
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| Vernon Parish: | 2.0 people |
| Louisiana: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $54,165 ($31,216 in 1999)
| This county: | $54,165 |
| Louisiana: | $55,416 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $894 (lower quartile is $581, upper quartile is $1,128)
| This county: | $894 |
| State: | $779 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $149,700 (it was $56,400 in 2000)
| Vernon: | $149,700 |
| Louisiana: | $209,200 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,317
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $330
Institutionalized population: 286
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 5
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 81
- Burglaries: 69
- Thefts: 262
- Auto thefts: 32
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 8
- Robberies: 4
- Assaults: 45
- Burglaries: 87
- Thefts: 327
- Auto thefts: 37
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 44 buildings, average cost: $244,500
- 2021: 86 buildings, average cost: $178,000
- 2020: 44 buildings, average cost: $148,600
- 2019: 44 buildings, average cost: $129,600
- 2018: 50 buildings, average cost: $177,900
- 2017: 54 buildings, average cost: $197,100
- 2016: 54 buildings, average cost: $179,100
- 2015: 54 buildings, average cost: $199,600
- 2014: 76 buildings, average cost: $220,000
- 2013: 109 buildings, average cost: $215,500
- 2012: 156 buildings, average cost: $204,000
- 2011: 5 buildings, average cost: $103,000
- 2010: 8 buildings, average cost: $115,600
- 2009: 28 buildings, average cost: $119,000
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $134,000
- 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $133,800
- 2006: 18 buildings, average cost: $84,700
- 2005: 20 buildings, average cost: $82,600
- 2004: 23 buildings, average cost: $25,000
- 2003: 25 buildings, average cost: $24,100
- 2002: 31 buildings, average cost: $28,800
- 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,900
- 2000: 1 building, cost: $50,800
- 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $75,900
- 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $56,700
- 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $38,000
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,336 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $365 (0.4%)
| Vernon Parish: | 18.0% |
| Louisiana: | 18.6% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 32.0 years old
(Males: 30.8 years old, Females: 34.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 34.5 years old, Black residents: 31.3 years old, American Indian residents: 40.8 years old, Asian residents: 39.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.4 years old, Other race residents: 29.3 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Vernon Parish is $380 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $611 a month.
Cities in this county include: Fort Polk South, Leesville, Fort Polk North, New Llano, Rosepine, Anacoco, Simpson, Pitkin, Hornbeck.
Neighboring counties: Angelina County, Texas 
, Jackson County, Mississippi 
, Coffee County, Georgia , Walton County, Florida , Lee County, Georgia , Jeff Davis County, Texas , Polk County, Texas 
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| Here: | 5.2% |
| Louisiana: | 3.8% |
Current college students: 2,577
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,575 (65.3% naturalized citizens)
| Vernon Parish: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 5772010 or later
- 3722000 to 2009
- 2071990 to 1999
- 5121980 to 1989
- 3611970 to 1979
- 446Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 11,323
- One, attached: 1,185
- Two: 1,648
- 3 or 4: 1,782
- 5 to 9: 828
- 10 to 19: 320
- 20 to 49: 88
- 50 or more: 79
- Mobile homes: 5,096
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 72
Housing units in Vernon Parish with a mortgage: 4,571 (114 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 71 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36
| Here: | 10.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.3% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Vernon Parish
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 21,931 | 87 |
| Black Protestant | 3,551 | 5 |
| Other | 1,615 | 4 |
| Mainline Protestant | 852 | 9 |
| Catholic | 782 | 1 |
| None | 23,603 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Vernon Parish: | 1.05 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
| Louisiana: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
| This county: | 1.26 / 10,000 pop. |
| Louisiana: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22
| Vernon Parish: | 4.63 / 10,000 pop. |
| Louisiana: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 19
| This county: | 4.00 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Vernon Parish: | 9.3% |
| Louisiana: | 10.9% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Vernon Parish: | 31.2% |
| State: | 29.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 15.9% |
| State: | 13.7% |
Agriculture in Vernon Parish:
Average size of farms: 108 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18,810
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $58.61
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.01%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 95.29%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $16,561
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.99%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.20%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $28,112
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 98.48%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 23.54
Corn for grain: 304 harvested acres
Vegetables: 43 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 10 acres
Earthquake activity:
Vernon Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 217% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.2 miles away from Vernon Parish center
On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 90.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 367.9 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 21:52:38, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/25/2013 at 07:01:19, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from Vernon Parish center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 424.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
- Louisiana Tropical Storm Harvey, Incident Period: August 28, 2017 - September 10, 2017, FEMA Id: 4345, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2016 to April 08, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4263: March 13, 2016, FEMA Id: 4263, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Louisiana Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to November 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1792: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1792, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 01, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1786: September 02, 2008, FEMA Id: 1786, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3289: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3289, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 16, 2006 to November 08, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1668: November 02, 2006, FEMA Id: 1668, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1607: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1607, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Vernon Parish (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 9, Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Tropical Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Freeze: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 17,214 (78.4%)
- Carpooled: 1,889 (8.6%)
- Bus: 59 (0.3%)
- Ferryboat: 3 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 522 (2.4%)
- Bicycle: 17 (0.1%)
- Walked: 947 (4.3%)
- Worked at home: 1,297 (5.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Mexico (21%)
- Germany (13%)
- Korea (8%)
- Philippines (6%)
- Jamaica (6%)
- Afghanistan (6%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- American (25%)
- English (12%)
- German (2%)
- Irish (2%)
- Italian (2%)
- French (except Basque) (1%)
- European (0%)
People in group quarters in Vernon Parish, Louisiana in 2010:
- 1,937 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 180 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 94 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 22 people in group homes intended for adults
- 8 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 7 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 6 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 4 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Vernon Parish, Louisiana in 2000:
- 2,772 people in military barracks, etc.
- 216 people in nursing homes
- 205 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 72 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 40 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 20 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12 people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 6 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 6 people in other group homes
13.43% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,994 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 13.43% |
| Louisiana average: | 6.53% |
0.84% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,173 average AGI)
Vernon Parish: 0.84% Louisiana average: 0.02%
3.00% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($9,104 average AGI)
9.60% relocated from other states ($33,717 average AGI)
Vernon Parish: 9.60% Louisiana average: 2.12%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Beauregard Parish, LA |  1.01% ($42,422 average AGI) |
| from Calcasieu Parish, LA | 0.39% ($37,906) |
| from Rapides Parish, LA | 0.37% ($49,200) |
| from Bell County, TX | 0.32% ($53,623) |
| from Honolulu County, HI | 0.31% ($57,020) |
| from El Paso County, CO | 0.26% ($60,833) |
| from Pierce County, WA | 0.23% ($61,297) |
15.58% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,556 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 15.58% |
| Louisiana average: | 7.33% |
0.46% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,488 average AGI)
Vernon Parish: 0.46% Louisiana average: 0.02%
3.04% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($8,428 average AGI)
12.08% relocated to other states ($37,640 average AGI)
Vernon Parish: 12.08% Louisiana average: 2.97%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Beauregard Parish, LA | 0.99% ($46,735 average AGI) |
| to El Paso County, CO | 0.46% ($51,468) |
| to Rapides Parish, LA | 0.43% ($43,370) |
| to Harris County, TX | 0.39% ($37,682) |
| to Bell County, TX | 0.33% ($55,891) |
| to Cumberland County, NC | 0.32% ($56,148) |
| to Bexar County, TX | 0.31% ($48,981) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 19.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,440 (4,290 aged, 1,150 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,469 (23%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Vernon Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (601)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (567)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (466)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (360)
- Congestive heart failure (258)
- Respiratory arrest (231)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (128)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (124)
- Cardiomyopathy, unspecified (118)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (58)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,718
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 188
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 66,136
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,961
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 650
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 12
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 47
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 2
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 117.8. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 92.6
- Other - 25.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 47,926- Male householders: 10,072 (2,641 living alone), Female householders: 8,132 (2,416 living alone)
9,368 spouses (9,334 opposite-sex spouses), 1,103 unmarried partners, (1,029 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,490 children (11,915 natural, 413 adopted, 1,133 stepchildren), 1,512 grandchildren, 361 brothers or sisters, 416 parents, 29 foster children, 685 other relatives, 876 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,856
Size of family households: 5,595 2-persons, 3,110 3-persons, 1,852 4-persons, 1,179 5-persons, 375 6-persons, 199 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,065 1-person, 649 2-persons, 110 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 9 5-persons.
7,604 married couples with children.
2,720 single-parent households (642 men, 2,078 women).
92.0% of residents of Vernon speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,015,252,000 ($20,492 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $800,375,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $128,297,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $51,362,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $591,000
Federal grants: $58,737,000
Federal procurement contracts: $359,026,000 ($357,201,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $417,240,000 ($410,679,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $457,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,846,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,143,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,256| Here: | 108 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,916
| Here: | 39 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 49 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +380
| Here: | +8 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -7,437
| Here: |  -153 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -20 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.32 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.2 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Vernon Parish, Louisiana
- 1042020 or later
- 3,0992010 to 2019
- 3,6192000 to 2009
- 3,3621990 to 1999
- 3,7951980 to 1989
- 4,1241970 to 1979
- 1,9191960 to 1969
- 1,0001950 to 1959
- 5911940 to 1949
- 6001939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Vernon Parish, Louisiana
- 351 room
- 832 rooms
- 3913 rooms
- 9174 rooms
- 1,9795 rooms
- 2,5786 rooms
- 1,7377 rooms
- 1,3238 rooms
- 1,1289+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vernon Parish, Louisiana
- 1581 room
- 742 rooms
- 5453 rooms
- 1,9034 rooms
- 1,9165 rooms
- 1,7556 rooms
- 7097 rooms
- 4758 rooms
- 4809+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Vernon Parish, Louisiana
- 36no bedroom
- 3891 bedroom
- 1,5482 bedrooms
- 5,4213 bedrooms
- 2,5104 bedrooms
- 2835+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vernon Parish, Louisiana
- 162no bedroom
- 4631 bedroom
- 3,1002 bedrooms
- 3,1213 bedrooms
- 1,0614 bedrooms
- 1205+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Vernon Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 569no vehicle
- 2,5401 vehicle
- 4,0322 vehicles
- 1,8423 vehicles
- 7514 vehicles
- 3985+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Vernon Parish in renter-occupied apartments
- 887no vehicle
- 3,6151 vehicle
- 2,8952 vehicles
- 4603 vehicles
- 1334 vehicles
- 95+ vehicles
82.2% of Vernon Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Louisiana.
| Vernon Parish: | 82.2% |
| State average: | 88.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 24,111
- Other state: 20,945
- Northeast: 2,642
- Midwest: 3,905
- South: 10,501
- West: 3,823
- 78.7%Electricity
- 12.8%Utility gas
- 6.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%Wood
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.2%Coal or coke
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 82.1%Electricity
- 14.2%Utility gas
- 1.9%No fuel used
- 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 613
| Here: | 12.0% |
| Louisiana: | 19.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 197
| Here: | 7.9% |
| Louisiana: | 18.3% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 222
| Here: | 11.9% |
| Louisiana: | 17.4% |
Vernon Parish government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,320,000
Cash and Securities: $1,010,000
- Charges - Other: $1,943,000
Other: $1,546,000
Housing and Community Development: $125,000
Natural Resources - Other: $121,000
Housing and Community Development: $99,000
Natural Resources - Other: $96,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,649,000
Regular Highways: $2,234,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $4,141,000
Police Protection: $3,639,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,935,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,579,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,539,000
Regular Highways: $2,366,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,232,000
General - Other: $2,203,000
Regular Highways: $2,079,000
Financial Administration: $2,009,000
General - Other: $1,936,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,878,000
Financial Administration: $1,765,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,651,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,401,000
Central Staff Services: $1,363,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,232,000
Central Staff Services: $1,198,000
Water Utilities: $1,133,000
Water Utilities: $1,113,000
Libraries: $676,000
Libraries: $594,000
Housing and Community Development: $455,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $413,000
Housing and Community Development: $400,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $363,000
Health - Other: $347,000
Health - Other: $305,000
Parks and Recreation: $213,000
Parks and Recreation: $187,000
Gas Utilities: $148,000
Gas Utilities: $145,000
Natural Resources - Other: $98,000
Public Welfare - Other: $87,000
Natural Resources - Other: $86,000
Public Welfare - Other: $77,000
Corrections - Other: $71,000
Corrections - Other: $62,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $148,000
Housing and Community Development: $101,000
Other: $85,000
Other: $58,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $139,000
Interest on Debt: $96,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $20,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $20,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $12,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,020,000
Other: $732,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,848,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,152,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,304,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $848,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $848,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,034,000
Interest Earnings: $1,418,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,298,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,026,000
Interest Earnings: $905,000
Fines and Forfeits: $655,000
Sale of Property: $53,000
Sale of Property: $34,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $203,000
Water Utilities: $203,000
Regular Highways: $75,000
Local Fire Protection: $57,000
Regular Highways: $42,000
Local Fire Protection: $32,000
Police Protection: $30,000
Correctional Institutions: $18,000
Police Protection: $17,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,618,000
Cash and Securities: $12,715,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,137,000
Water Utilities: $2,026,000
Gas Utilities: $130,000
Gas Utilities: $124,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $870,000
Cash and Securities: $666,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,033,000
Other: $1,574,000
Highways: $228,000
Highways: $177,000
General Local Government Support: $109,000
General Local Government Support: $84,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,000
Health and Hospitals: $8,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,247,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $11,556,000
Property: $8,778,000
Property: $8,283,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $363,000
Other Selective Sales: $350,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $342,000
Other Selective Sales: $330,000
Other: $169,000
Other: $160,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,176,000
: $8,103,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $332,000
Interest on Debt: $332,000
Vernon Parish government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,320,000
Cash and Securities: $1,010,000
- Charges - Other: $1,943,000
Other: $1,546,000
Housing and Community Development: $125,000
Natural Resources - Other: $121,000
Housing and Community Development: $99,000
Natural Resources - Other: $96,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,649,000
Regular Highways: $2,234,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $4,141,000
Police Protection: $3,639,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,935,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,579,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,539,000
Regular Highways: $2,366,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,232,000
General - Other: $2,203,000
Regular Highways: $2,079,000
Financial Administration: $2,009,000
General - Other: $1,936,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,878,000
Financial Administration: $1,765,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,651,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,401,000
Central Staff Services: $1,363,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,232,000
Central Staff Services: $1,198,000
Water Utilities: $1,133,000
Water Utilities: $1,113,000
Libraries: $676,000
Libraries: $594,000
Housing and Community Development: $455,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $413,000
Housing and Community Development: $400,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $363,000
Health - Other: $347,000
Health - Other: $305,000
Parks and Recreation: $213,000
Parks and Recreation: $187,000
Gas Utilities: $148,000
Gas Utilities: $145,000
Natural Resources - Other: $98,000
Public Welfare - Other: $87,000
Natural Resources - Other: $86,000
Public Welfare - Other: $77,000
Corrections - Other: $71,000
Corrections - Other: $62,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $148,000
Housing and Community Development: $101,000
Other: $85,000
Other: $58,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $139,000
Interest on Debt: $96,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $20,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $20,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $12,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,020,000
Other: $732,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,848,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,152,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,304,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $848,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $848,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,034,000
Interest Earnings: $1,418,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,298,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,026,000
Interest Earnings: $905,000
Fines and Forfeits: $655,000
Sale of Property: $53,000
Sale of Property: $34,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $203,000
Water Utilities: $203,000
Regular Highways: $75,000
Local Fire Protection: $57,000
Regular Highways: $42,000
Local Fire Protection: $32,000
Police Protection: $30,000
Correctional Institutions: $18,000
Police Protection: $17,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,618,000
Cash and Securities: $12,715,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,137,000
Water Utilities: $2,026,000
Gas Utilities: $130,000
Gas Utilities: $124,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $870,000
Cash and Securities: $666,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,033,000
Other: $1,574,000
Highways: $228,000
Highways: $177,000
General Local Government Support: $109,000
General Local Government Support: $84,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,000
Health and Hospitals: $8,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,247,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $11,556,000
Property: $8,778,000
Property: $8,283,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $363,000
Other Selective Sales: $350,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $342,000
Other Selective Sales: $330,000
Other: $169,000
Other: $160,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,176,000
: $8,103,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $332,000
Interest on Debt: $332,000
Vernon Parish government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,320,000
Cash and Securities: $1,010,000
- Charges - Other: $1,943,000
Other: $1,546,000
Housing and Community Development: $125,000
Natural Resources - Other: $121,000
Housing and Community Development: $99,000
Natural Resources - Other: $96,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,649,000
Regular Highways: $2,234,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $4,141,000
Police Protection: $3,639,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,935,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,579,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,539,000
Regular Highways: $2,366,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,232,000
General - Other: $2,203,000
Regular Highways: $2,079,000
Financial Administration: $2,009,000
General - Other: $1,936,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,878,000
Financial Administration: $1,765,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,651,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,401,000
Central Staff Services: $1,363,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,232,000
Central Staff Services: $1,198,000
Water Utilities: $1,133,000
Water Utilities: $1,113,000
Libraries: $676,000
Libraries: $594,000
Housing and Community Development: $455,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $413,000
Housing and Community Development: $400,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $363,000
Health - Other: $347,000
Health - Other: $305,000
Parks and Recreation: $213,000
Parks and Recreation: $187,000
Gas Utilities: $148,000
Gas Utilities: $145,000
Natural Resources - Other: $98,000
Public Welfare - Other: $87,000
Natural Resources - Other: $86,000
Public Welfare - Other: $77,000
Corrections - Other: $71,000
Corrections - Other: $62,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $148,000
Housing and Community Development: $101,000
Other: $85,000
Other: $58,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $139,000
Interest on Debt: $96,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $20,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $20,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $12,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,020,000
Other: $732,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,848,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,152,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,304,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $848,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $848,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,034,000
Interest Earnings: $1,418,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,298,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,026,000
Interest Earnings: $905,000
Fines and Forfeits: $655,000
Sale of Property: $53,000
Sale of Property: $34,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $203,000
Water Utilities: $203,000
Regular Highways: $75,000
Local Fire Protection: $57,000
Regular Highways: $42,000
Local Fire Protection: $32,000
Police Protection: $30,000
Correctional Institutions: $18,000
Police Protection: $17,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,618,000
Cash and Securities: $12,715,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,137,000
Water Utilities: $2,026,000
Gas Utilities: $130,000
Gas Utilities: $124,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $870,000
Cash and Securities: $666,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,033,000
Other: $1,574,000
Highways: $228,000
Highways: $177,000
General Local Government Support: $109,000
General Local Government Support: $84,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,000
Health and Hospitals: $8,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,247,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $11,556,000
Property: $8,778,000
Property: $8,283,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $363,000
Other Selective Sales: $350,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $342,000
Other Selective Sales: $330,000
Other: $169,000
Other: $160,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,176,000
: $8,103,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $332,000
Interest on Debt: $332,000
Vernon Parish government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,320,000
Cash and Securities: $1,010,000
- Charges - Other: $1,943,000
Other: $1,546,000
Housing and Community Development: $125,000
Natural Resources - Other: $121,000
Housing and Community Development: $99,000
Natural Resources - Other: $96,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,649,000
Regular Highways: $2,234,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $4,141,000
Police Protection: $3,639,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,935,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,579,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,539,000
Regular Highways: $2,366,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,232,000
General - Other: $2,203,000
Regular Highways: $2,079,000
Financial Administration: $2,009,000
General - Other: $1,936,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,878,000
Financial Administration: $1,765,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,651,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,401,000
Central Staff Services: $1,363,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,232,000
Central Staff Services: $1,198,000
Water Utilities: $1,133,000
Water Utilities: $1,113,000
Libraries: $676,000
Libraries: $594,000
Housing and Community Development: $455,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $413,000
Housing and Community Development: $400,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $363,000
Health - Other: $347,000
Health - Other: $305,000
Parks and Recreation: $213,000
Parks and Recreation: $187,000
Gas Utilities: $148,000
Gas Utilities: $145,000
Natural Resources - Other: $98,000
Public Welfare - Other: $87,000
Natural Resources - Other: $86,000
Public Welfare - Other: $77,000
Corrections - Other: $71,000
Corrections - Other: $62,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $148,000
Housing and Community Development: $101,000
Other: $85,000
Other: $58,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $139,000
Interest on Debt: $96,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $20,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $20,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $12,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,020,000
Other: $732,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,848,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,152,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,304,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $848,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $848,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,034,000
Interest Earnings: $1,418,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,298,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,026,000
Interest Earnings: $905,000
Fines and Forfeits: $655,000
Sale of Property: $53,000
Sale of Property: $34,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $203,000
Water Utilities: $203,000
Regular Highways: $75,000
Local Fire Protection: $57,000
Regular Highways: $42,000
Local Fire Protection: $32,000
Police Protection: $30,000
Correctional Institutions: $18,000
Police Protection: $17,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,618,000
Cash and Securities: $12,715,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,137,000
Water Utilities: $2,026,000
Gas Utilities: $130,000
Gas Utilities: $124,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $870,000
Cash and Securities: $666,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,033,000
Other: $1,574,000
Highways: $228,000
Highways: $177,000
General Local Government Support: $109,000
General Local Government Support: $84,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,000
Health and Hospitals: $8,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,247,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $11,556,000
Property: $8,778,000
Property: $8,283,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $363,000
Other Selective Sales: $350,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $342,000
Other Selective Sales: $330,000
Other: $169,000
Other: $160,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,176,000
: $8,103,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $332,000
Interest on Debt: $332,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,163
- Number of aged recipients: 109
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,054
- Number of recipients under 18: 193
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 731
- Number of recipients older than 64: 239
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 391
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 486
| Most common first names in Vernon Parish, LA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 224 | 71.2 years |
| John | 195 | 74.1 years |
| William | 191 | 73.3 years |
| Mary | 132 | 76.1 years |
| Robert | 96 | 70.9 years |
| Willie | 77 | 72.9 years |
| Charles | 69 | 69.3 years |
| George | 67 | 74.7 years |
| Henry | 61 | 72.8 years |
| Thomas | 57 | 71.8 years |
| Most common last names in Vernon Parish, LA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 119 | 71.0 years |
| Williams | 111 | 73.3 years |
| Johnson | 105 | 72.1 years |
| Brown | 77 | 71.4 years |
| Jones | 72 | 70.8 years |
| Martin | 71 | 73.0 years |
| Davis | 70 | 72.6 years |
| Jackson | 69 | 70.9 years |
| Self | 62 | 75.7 years |
| Stephens | 56 | 73.9 years |
| Businesses in Vernon Parish, LA | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 3 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Nike | 3 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 2 | Payless | 1 | |
| Burger King | 3 | Penske | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Church's Chicken | 2 | Popeyes | 1 | |
| Circle K | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| FedEx | 2 | Subway | 4 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
| Ford | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | U-Haul | 10 | |
| GameStop | 1 | UPS | 3 | |
| H&R Block | 3 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | |||
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