North Vacherie vs South Vacherie

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

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

South Vacherie has the higher population (3,048 vs 1,933 in North Vacherie). South Vacherie has the higher median household income ($85,054 vs $37,941 in North Vacherie). South Vacherie has the higher median home value ($196,700 vs $166,300 in North Vacherie).

Population, income & housing

	North Vacherie	South Vacherie
Population	1,933	3,048
Median age	37.5 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$37,941	$85,054
Median home value	$166,300	$196,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,092
Housing units	956	1,380
Homeownership rate	73.1%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Vacherie	South Vacherie
Population	1,857 → 1,933 (+4.1%)	3,392 → 3,048 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$41,964 → $37,941 (-9.6%)	$59,028 → $85,054 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$143,900 → $166,300 (+15.6%)	$140,500 → $196,700 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$379 → $562 (+48.3%)	$947 → $1,092 (+15.3%)

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

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)

	North Vacherie	South Vacherie
Under 5	7.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	10.3%	6.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	3.9%
25 to 34	20.6%	21.8%
35 to 44	10.0%	9.4%
45 to 54	6.3%	8.8%
55 to 64	19.7%	21.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	14.4%
75 and over	6.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Vacherie	South Vacherie
White (non-Hispanic)	23.1%	61.7%
Black or African American	68.4%	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	0.5%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Vacherie	South Vacherie
No high school diploma	14.0%	10.5%
High school graduate	41.6%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Vacherie	South Vacherie
Drove alone	77.7%	84.7%
Carpooled	13.4%	7.6%
Public transit	3.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Vacherie	South Vacherie
1-unit, detached	52.9%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37.6%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	North Vacherie	South Vacherie
Poverty rate	19.3%	3.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1983	1980