Lutcher vs North Vacherie

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

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

Lutcher has the higher population (3,051 vs 1,933 in North Vacherie). Lutcher has the higher median household income ($49,769 vs $37,941 in North Vacherie). Lutcher has the higher median home value ($190,300 vs $166,300 in North Vacherie).

Population, income & housing

	Lutcher	North Vacherie
Population	3,051	1,933
Median age	55.8 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,769	$37,941
Median home value	$190,300	$166,300
Housing units	1,385	956
Homeownership rate	89.5%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lutcher	North Vacherie
Population	3,262 → 3,051 (-6.5%)	1,857 → 1,933 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$44,347 → $49,769 (+12.2%)	$41,964 → $37,941 (-9.6%)
Median home value	$150,900 → $190,300 (+26.1%)	$143,900 → $166,300 (+15.6%)
Median gross rent	$445 → $828 (+86.1%)	$379 → $562 (+48.3%)

Lutcher

Population

3,2623,051

Median household income

$44,347$49,769

Median home value

$150,900$190,300

Median gross rent

$445$828

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)

	Lutcher	North Vacherie
Under 5	6.3%	7.0%
5 to 17	11.5%	10.3%
18 to 24	4.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	10.5%	20.6%
35 to 44	9.6%	10.0%
45 to 54	6.8%	6.3%
55 to 64	18.5%	19.7%
65 to 74	13.8%	13.8%
75 and over	18.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lutcher	North Vacherie
White (non-Hispanic)	58.4%	23.1%
Black or African American	37.7%	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	0.3%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lutcher	North Vacherie
No high school diploma	14.5%	14.0%
High school graduate	48.8%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lutcher	North Vacherie
Drove alone	92.1%	77.7%
Carpooled	0.8%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	3.2%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lutcher	North Vacherie
1-unit, detached	92.0%	52.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	37.6%

Poverty & households

	Lutcher	North Vacherie
Poverty rate	6.9%	19.3%
Average household size	2.62	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1973	1983