Vacherie is a somewhat small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 5,827 people and two associated neighborhoods, Vacherie is the 78th largest community in Louisiana.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Vacherie has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Vacherie a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Vacherie, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.51 minutes every day commuting to work.
The percentage of adults in Vacherie who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.02% of the adults in Vacherie have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Vacherie in 2022 was $32,538, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,152 for a family of four. However, Vacherie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Vacherie is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Vacherie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vacherie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vacherie include French, German, Acadian/Cajun, French Canadian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Vacherie is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.