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SUPPORTING
VETERANS
LA
IN LOUISIANA
VETERAN
POPULATION
LA'S
VETERANS
293,317
8.5%
%
VETERANS
Veterans in Louisiana
of Louisiana's adult population are
veterans of the U.S. military
SERVICE ERA*
6.8%
World War II
10.0%
Korea
35.3%
Vietnam
18.8%
Gulf War I
14.7%
Iraq & Afghanistan
22.5%
Between Conflicts
Source: Housing Assistance Council Tabulations of the Census Bureau's 2010-2014 American Community Survey
* Totals may exceed 100%. Some veterans served in multiple eras.
Veterans by County
Veterans as a percent of the adult population
GEOGRAPHY
Counties
Percent Veteran Population
4.7 - 6.4
6.5 - 8.5
8.6 - 10.5
10.6 - 13.9
LOCATION
14.0 - 21.0
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Source: Housing Assistance Council Tabulations of the Census Bureau's 2010-2014 American Community Survey
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IN LOUISIANA
6.9%
8.7%
ECONOMIC
WELL BEING
$51,022
16.8%
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Unemployment rate for Louisiana’s veterans. The
overall unemployment rate for Louisiana is 8.5%.
Younger persons have the highest rates of
unemployment among veterans
OF LOUISIANA'S VETERANS LIVE IN POVERTY
Median household income of Louisiana
veterans. The median income of all Louisiana
households is $44,517.
of Louisiana's veterans have a service connected
disability rating (49,298 Veterans).
Source: Housing Assistance Council Tabulations of the Census Bureau's 2010-2014 American Community Survey
VETERAN
OCCUPIED
HOMES
HOMEOWNERSHIP
189,106
Approximately 189,106, or 11.0 percent, of Louisiana’s homes are occupied by veterans.
77.6%
Homeownership rate of Louisiana’s veterans
HOUSING
&
HOMES
HOME
VALUE
$140,000
The median value of Louisiana veterans’ homes is $140,000. The state’s overall median home value is $135,000.
HOUSING
PROBLEMS
VA
MORTGAGE
LOANS
42,192
Approximately 42,192 Louisiana veterans live in homes with one or more major problems of quality, crowding,
or cost. Housing affordability is the greatest housing problem among veterans. Roughly 21.1 percent of
Louisiana veterans pay too much for their housing.
5,780
In 2014, 5,780 VA home loan guarantees were made in Louisiana to support veteran homeowners. VA loans
represented 7.2 percent of Louisiana’s home mortgage originations in 2014.
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392
HOMELESSNESS
HUD estimates that approximately 392 Louisiana veterans are homeless.
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Source: Housing Assistance Council Tabulations of the Census Bureau's 2010-2014 American Community Survey (ACS), 2013 Home
Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Data, and 2015 HUD Point in Time Homeless Estimates (PIT)
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