Hester vs North Vacherie

A side-by-side comparison of Hester and North Vacherie: population, income, housing, and more.

Hester and North Vacherie are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Vacherie has the higher population (1,933 vs 756 in Hester). Hester has the higher median household income ($142,571 vs $37,941 in North Vacherie). Hester has the higher median home value ($189,100 vs $166,300 in North Vacherie).

Population, income & housing

	Hester	North Vacherie
Population	756	1,933
Median age	37.1 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$142,571	$37,941
Median home value	$189,100	$166,300
Housing units	269	956
Homeownership rate	92.4%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hester	North Vacherie
Population	327 → 756 (+131.2%)	1,857 → 1,933 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$99,323 → $142,571 (+43.5%)	$41,964 → $37,941 (-9.6%)
Median home value	$297,500 → $189,100 (-36.4%)	$143,900 → $166,300 (+15.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$379 → $562 (+48.3%)

Hester

Population

327756

Median household income

$99,323$142,571

Median home value

$297,500$189,100

North Vacherie

Population

1,8571,933

Median household income

$41,964$37,941

Median home value

$143,900$166,300

Median gross rent

$379$562

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hester	North Vacherie
Under 5	10.7%	7.0%
5 to 17	29.0%	10.3%
18 to 24	1.5%	6.1%
25 to 34	8.2%	20.6%
35 to 44	22.8%	10.0%
45 to 54	21.4%	6.3%
55 to 64	4.9%	19.7%
65 to 74	1.6%	13.8%
75 and over	0.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hester	North Vacherie
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	23.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	68.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hester	North Vacherie
No high school diploma	0.0%	14.0%
High school graduate	18.9%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	64.7%	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hester	North Vacherie
Drove alone	80.9%	77.7%
Carpooled	3.1%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	3.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hester	North Vacherie
1-unit, detached	84.8%	52.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	37.6%

Poverty & households

	Hester	North Vacherie
Poverty rate	0.0%	19.3%
Average household size	3.04	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1998	1983