Vernon Parish LA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff





Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school14,157100.0
Nursery school, preschool8726.2
Kindergarten9486.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)6,72447.5
High school (grades 9-12)3,03621.4
College or graduate school2,57718.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over29,329100.0
Less than 9th grade1,7606.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,06513.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)10,69036.4
Some college, no degree7,40125.2
Associate degree1,4484.9
Bachelor's degree2,6789.1
Graduate or professional degree1,2874.4
Percent high school graduate or higher80.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher13.5(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over39,418100.0
Never married9,27123.5
Now married, except separated23,81060.4
Separated8952.3
Widowed2,1405.4
Female
1,8044.6
Divorced3,3028.4
Female
1,7074.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years883100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren56463.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over30,316100.0
Civilian veterans6,65121.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years12,340100.0
With a disability1,1389.2
Population 21 to 64 years23,751100.0
With a disability5,07221.4
Percent employed
47.5(X)
No disability18,67978.6
Percent employed
65.9(X)
Population 65 years and over3,972100.0
With a disability2,13353.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over47,546100.0
Same house in 199521,20144.6
Different house in the U.S. in 199524,26051.0
Same county
7,64716.1
Different county
16,61334.9
Same state
3,4187.2
Different state
13,19527.8
Elsewhere in 19952,0854.4
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population52,531100.0
Native50,36295.9
Born in United States
48,33692.0
State of residence
25,17347.9
Different state
23,16344.1
Born outside United States
2,0263.9
Foreign born2,1694.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
8501.6
Naturalized citizen
1,1682.2
Not a citizen
1,0011.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)2,169100.0
Europe71132.8
Asia81237.4
Africa361.7
Oceania80.4
Latin America57726.6
Northern America251.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over47,546100.0
English only43,24691.0
Language other than English4,3009.0
Speak English less than 'very well
1,2372.6
Spanish
2,0924.4
Speak English less than "very well"
7021.5
Other Indo-European languages
1,4223.0
Speak English less than "very well"
2640.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7461.6
Speak English less than "very well"
2710.6
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population52,531100.0

Total ancestries reported

45,04285.7
Arab400.1
Czech11160.2
Danish620.1
Dutch4370.8
English2,8075.3
French (except Basque)12,3114.4
French Canadian15361.0
German4,5458.7
Greek580.1
Hungarian790.2
Irish14,7389.0
Italian1,0081.9
Lithuanian450.1
Norwegian2310.4
Polish5441.0
Portuguese250.0
Russian1550.3
Scotch-Irish6301.2
Scottish6831.3
Slovak50.0
Subsaharan African1800.3
Swedish2290.4
Swiss140.0
Ukrainian510.1
United States or American8,12515.5
Welsh1030.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1610.3
Other ancestries17,12432.6
(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


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