Paulina vs South Vacherie

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

Paulina 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 1,939 in Paulina). Paulina has the higher median household income ($89,053 vs $85,054 in South Vacherie). Paulina has the higher median home value ($278,400 vs $196,700 in South Vacherie).

Population, income & housing

	Paulina	South Vacherie
Population	1,939	3,048
Median age	41.1 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$89,053	$85,054
Median home value	$278,400	$196,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,092
Housing units	936	1,380
Homeownership rate	97.8%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paulina	South Vacherie
Population	1,280 → 1,939 (+51.5%)	3,392 → 3,048 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$104,911 → $89,053 (-15.1%)	$59,028 → $85,054 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$311,600 → $278,400 (-10.7%)	$140,500 → $196,700 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$947 → $1,092 (+15.3%)

Paulina

Population

1,2801,939

Median household income

$104,911$89,053

Median home value

$311,600$278,400

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)

	Paulina	South Vacherie
Under 5	2.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	27.3%	6.0%
18 to 24	2.2%	3.9%
25 to 34	5.9%	21.8%
35 to 44	15.0%	9.4%
45 to 54	18.2%	8.8%
55 to 64	11.2%	21.0%
65 to 74	13.0%	14.4%
75 and over	4.7%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paulina	South Vacherie
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	61.7%
Black or African American	10.9%	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	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paulina	South Vacherie
No high school diploma	4.4%	10.5%
High school graduate	32.1%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paulina	South Vacherie
Drove alone	88.9%	84.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paulina	South Vacherie
1-unit, detached	78.8%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Paulina	South Vacherie
Poverty rate	0.8%	3.1%
Average household size	2.25	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	2004	1980