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Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

Vermilion Parish had 57,641 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,172.1 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 6th by land area.

Population
57,641
#18 of 64 in Louisiana · #916 in US
Area
1,172.1 sq mi
#6 of 64 in Louisiana · #524 in US
Density
49 / sq mi
#30 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,488 in US
Median household income
$53,711
#30 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,433 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Vermilion Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Vermilion Parish population, land area and income

Vermilion Parish had 57,641 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,172.1 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 6th by land area. That works out to 49.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents; Vermilion Parish is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,711 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

57,641

3144th1st

916th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,172 sq mi

3144th1st

524th of 3,144 (US)

Density

49.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1488th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,711

3143rd1st

2433rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

57,641

64th1st

18th of 64 (LA)

Land area

1,172 sq mi

64th1st

6th of 64 (LA)

Density

49.2 / sq mi

64th1st

30th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$53,711

64th1st

30th of 64 (LA)

How Vermilion Parish's population changed since 2020

Vermilion Parish gained 687 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.2%. That ranks 10th of 64 in Louisiana for growth. The median Louisiana county changed by -2.3%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Vermilion Parish recorded 3,054 births and 3,008 deaths, a natural change of +46. Net international migration added +352 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +254. The largest single component was international migration, which added 352 people.

57.0k202056.9k202157.0k202257.2k202357.6k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
3,054
Deaths
3,008
Net international migration
+352
Net domestic migration
+254
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+460

Where Vermilion Parish is

The Census internal point of Vermilion Parish is at 29.806600, -92.321400. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Louisiana's 64 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Vermilion Parish outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Assumption Parish: -4.4%Concordia Parish: -4.2%Jackson Parish: -1.3%De Soto Parish: +1.6%Washington Parish: -0.6%Bienville Parish: -3.9%Caddo Parish: -5.1%Red River Parish: -4.6%Lafayette Parish: +5.0%Webster Parish: -4.6%Calcasieu Parish: -4.4%Allen Parish: -0.8%Rapides Parish: -2.9%Vernon Parish: -5.8%Union Parish: -2.3%St. Tammany Parish: +4.8%West Baton Rouge Parish: +4.3%Winn Parish: -2.3%Beauregard Parish: +0.2%Grant Parish: -0.2%Evangeline Parish: -1.7%Tangipahoa Parish: +4.6%St. Martin Parish: -0.8%Tensas Parish: -6.4%Caldwell Parish: -2.3%Franklin Parish: -3.1%Jefferson Parish: -2.8%Madison Parish: -8.3%Morehouse Parish: -6.6%Jefferson Davis Parish: -2.4%Pointe Coupee Parish: -4.0%Bossier Parish: +1.8%Richland Parish: -1.9%St. Charles Parish: -4.0%Acadia Parish: -1.5%Avoyelles Parish: -3.2%St. Mary Parish: -4.8%East Baton Rouge Parish: -0.6%Lafourche Parish: -2.2%Cameron Parish: -16.8%Terrebonne Parish: -5.1%LaSalle Parish: -0.9%Livingston Parish: +7.0%St. John the Baptist Parish: -6.3%Ouachita Parish: -1.4%Claiborne Parish: -4.0%St. Bernard Parish: +2.1%Orleans Parish: -5.4%St. Landry Parish: -1.8%Plaquemines Parish: -5.0%East Carroll Parish: -6.8%Vermilion Parish: +1.2%East Feliciana Parish: -1.7%Sabine Parish: -1.6%Iberia Parish: -3.6%Ascension Parish: +5.2%Lincoln Parish: -0.1%Natchitoches Parish: -3.8%St. James Parish: -5.0%St. Helena Parish: -0.4%Catahoula Parish: -6.4%West Carroll Parish: -4.5%West Feliciana Parish: -0.7%Iberville Parish: -1.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -5.0%
  2. < -3.6%
  3. < -1.7%
  4. < -0.4%
  5. ≥ -0.4%
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Orange pin: Vermilion Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
29.806600, -92.321400
DMS
29°48'23.76"N 92°19'17.04"W
UTM
15N 565576.7E 3297548.4N
Geohash
9vq3e4js5
Plus code
76X9RM4H+JC

Towns in Vermilion Parish

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Vermilion Parish, 22,417 people together, or 39% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Vermilion Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Abbeville with 10,902.

  1. 01Abbeville10,902
  2. 02Kaplan4,164
  3. 03Maurice3,071
  4. 04Erath1,956
  5. 05Delcambre (part)1,200
  6. 06Gueydan1,124
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Vermilion Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Vermilion Parish. The most populous is Lafayette Parish, LA, with 254,241 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 81.3 miles NE of Vermilion Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lafayette, LA (population 122,280), 32.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Abbeville, LA (population 10,902), 16.5 miles away.

Vermilion Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Vermilion Parish is 22113: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 113. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,711.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 57,641. That is up 687 people (1.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 56,954.

What is the FIPS code of Vermilion Parish?

22113. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (113) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Vermilion Parish?

Abbeville, with 10,902 residents inside Vermilion Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Vermilion Parish?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lafayette Parish, LA; Iberia Parish, LA; Acadia Parish, LA; Jefferson Davis Parish, LA; Cameron Parish, LA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.