Your life in Vernon Parish, Louisiana

What stands out

If you had to describe Vernon Parish in numbers, start here: homeownership is in the bottom 4% of American counties (55%), population growth is in the bottom 6% of American counties (-1.3% a year), and the average temperature is in the top 7% of American counties (68°F). Within Louisiana it ranks 3rd of 64 counties for homeownership, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Vernon Parish, Louisiana. 48,452 people live here with you. The population shrank 1.3% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -1,065).

Louisiana moved to a flat 3% income tax in 2025 and has one of the highest combined sales-tax rates in the nation. The homestead exemption removes the first $75,000 of home value from property tax, which keeps property bills low. Hurricane and flood exposure drives insurance costs across the southern parishes, and several insurers have left the state since 2020.

Money

The typical household here brings in $56,547 a year, lower than 63% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $48,821. Unemployment runs 4.0%, higher than 71% of American counties. 5% of workers work from home.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,696 a year.

Home

The median home costs $162K, cheaper than 79% of American counties, about 2.2 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $950 a month. Property tax is 0.62% of home value, roughly $876 a year on that median home, lower than 75% of American counties. 55% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.3 per 1,000 residents, higher than 75% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 17 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 73.9 years, shorter than 72% of American counties. There are 29 active physicians in the county, about 6.0 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.0 of 5 stars. 7.7% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

88% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 65 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 47% of eligible voters turned out. Under Louisiana law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 68°F, highs near 80 and lows near 57, warmer than 93% of American counties. About 52 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 73 out of 100, riskier than 73% of American counties; the county has had 39 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 271 Mbps down, faster than 84% of American counties. There are 4 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.

Where these numbers come from

• BLS QCEW 2024
• CDC 2024
• CMS 2024
• Census 2023
• Census ACS
• Census ACS 2022
• Census Population Estimates 2023
• Census SAHIE 2024
• County Health Rankings 2024
• Derived from ACS 2022 home value / household income
• FAA Airport Database
• FEMA Disaster Declarations 1953–2026
• FEMA National Risk Index 2023 (0–100, all hazards)
• HRSA Area Health Resources File 2023
• IMLS
• NOAA Climate Normals
• National Park Service
• Ookla Speedtest Intelligence
• Open Brewery DB
• OpenElections 2024
• SEDA via County Health Rankings 2024 (3.0 = at grade level; not a Z-score)
• Tax Foundation 2023
• USDA Food Environment Atlas
• Zillow ZHVI 2024
• Louisiana tax and law data: state revenue department, Tax Foundation, Giffords, Guttmacher (2026)

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