Vernon Parish

Vernon Parish has 47,117 residents across 10 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $57,270, 6% below the Louisiana figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $156,000, and 20% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

47,117residentsACS 2020–2024

$57,270median household incomeLouisiana: $61K

$156,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

88%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Vernon Parish in LouisianaZIP codes in Vernon Parish highlighted; the rest of Louisiana in grey

Map of Louisiana with Vernon Parish highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 10 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
70639	367	$63K	$-666667K	88%	13%	90%	30 min
70656	4,015	$62K	$74K	94%	15%	83%	36 min
70659	1,387	$66K	$204K	70%	18%	77%	27 min
71403	3,962	$68K	$159K	84%	20%	80%	33 min
71438	1,073	$64K	$134K	93%	10%	84%	44 min
71439	1,961	$44K	$110K	83%	8%	79%	33 min
71446	21,275	$56K	$166K	63%	20%	88%	25 min
71459	10,270	$56K	$-666667K	2%	29%	99%	13 min
71461	2,046	$51K	$125K	44%	13%	87%	19 min
71474	348	$85K	$150K	95%	10%	87%	31 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

47,117 residents in 18,300 households, next to the Louisiana figure.

25%

under 18

28%

aged 18–34

14%

aged 65 and over

27%

of households are people living alone

52%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

22,156 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $156,000 (±$9,045).

56%

of households own their home

51%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

23%

are mobile homes

17%

of housing units are vacant

$1,068

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–201913%

2000–200917%

1990–199915%

1980–198918%

1970–197917%

1960–19698%

1950–19595%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,603.

$57,270

median household income

19.0%

of people live below the poverty line

5.7%

unemployment rate

20%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min

average commute to work

12%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

89%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

88%

of households have a broadband subscription

10%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates