Lutcher vs South Vacherie

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

Lutcher and South 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 3,048 in South Vacherie). South Vacherie has the higher median household income ($85,054 vs $49,769 in Lutcher). South Vacherie has the higher median home value ($196,700 vs $190,300 in Lutcher).

Population, income & housing

	Lutcher	South Vacherie
Population	3,051	3,048
Median age	55.8 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,769	$85,054
Median home value	$190,300	$196,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,092
Housing units	1,385	1,380
Homeownership rate	89.5%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lutcher	South Vacherie
Population	3,262 → 3,051 (-6.5%)	3,392 → 3,048 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$44,347 → $49,769 (+12.2%)	$59,028 → $85,054 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$150,900 → $190,300 (+26.1%)	$140,500 → $196,700 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$445 → $828 (+86.1%)	$947 → $1,092 (+15.3%)

Lutcher

Population

3,2623,051

Median household income

$44,347$49,769

Median home value

$150,900$190,300

Median gross rent

$445$828

South Vacherie

Population

3,3923,048

Median household income

$59,028$85,054

Median home value

$140,500$196,700

Median gross rent

$947$1,092

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lutcher	South Vacherie
Under 5	6.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	11.5%	6.0%
18 to 24	4.7%	3.9%
25 to 34	10.5%	21.8%
35 to 44	9.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	6.8%	8.8%
55 to 64	18.5%	21.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	14.4%
75 and over	18.5%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lutcher	South Vacherie
White (non-Hispanic)	58.4%	61.7%
Black or African American	37.7%	37.9%
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%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lutcher	South Vacherie
No high school diploma	14.5%	10.5%
High school graduate	48.8%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lutcher	South Vacherie
Drove alone	92.1%	84.7%
Carpooled	0.8%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lutcher	South Vacherie
1-unit, detached	92.0%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Lutcher	South Vacherie
Poverty rate	6.9%	3.1%
Average household size	2.62	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1973	1980