South Vacherie

Population: 3,048
Median household income: $85,054
Median home value: $196,700

Located in St. James Parish, Louisiana, South Vacherie is a community with a population of 3,048. At $85,054, its median household income sits above St. James Parish's $64,536.

Between 2019 and 2023, South Vacherie's population declined 10.1% from 3,392 to 3,048, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $140,500 to $196,700.

The typical home was built around 1980. 3.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,048
Median age: 48.8 yrs
Median household income: $85,054
Median home value: $196,700
Median gross rent: $1,092
Housing units: 1,380
Homeownership rate: 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3923,048

Median household income

$59,028$85,054

Median home value

$140,500$196,700

Median gross rent

$947$1,092

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,392	$59,028	$140,500	$947
2020	3,240	$60,919	$152,100	$932
2021	3,393	$67,935	$160,000	$1,013
2022	3,075	$75,526	$177,100	$1,084
2023	3,048	$85,054	$196,700	$1,092

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 176.0%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3421.8%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6421.0%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	189	6.2%
5 to 17	182	6.0%
18 to 24	119	3.9%
25 to 34	663	21.8%
35 to 44	287	9.4%
45 to 54	268	8.8%
55 to 64	640	21.0%
65 to 74	438	14.4%
75 and over	262	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,881	61.7%
Black or African American	1,155	37.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate42.8%

Some college or associate's22.5%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	268	10.5%
High school graduate	1,096	42.8%
Some college or associate's	576	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	460	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	158	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,267	84.7%
Carpooled	113	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	29	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	3.7%
Other means	32	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	208	14.4%
15 to 29 min	414	28.7%
30 to 44 min	631	43.8%
45 to 59 min	143	9.9%
60+ min	45	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 3.1% (95 of 3,047)

	Count	Share
Family households	955	78.5%
Nonfamily households	262	21.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,217	88.2%
Vacant	163	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,119	91.9%
Renter-occupied	98	8.1%

1-unit, detached84.9%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,172	84.9%
1-unit, attached	7	0.5%
2 to 4 units	30	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	171	12.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2272092
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 29.9402, -90.6877