About Vacherie

Vacherie is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 7,238 people and just one neighborhood, Vacherie is the 88th largest community in Louisiana.

Vacherie is a blue-collar town, with 41.6% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Vacherie is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Vacherie who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.59%), teaching (9.15%), and sales jobs (5.69%).

One of the nice things about Vacherie is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Vacherie, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.33 minutes every day commuting to work.

Vacherie is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Vacherie isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.49% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Vacherie doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Vacherie Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Vacherie with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.77% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Vacherie in 2000 was $14,703, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $58,812 for a family of four.

Vacherie is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Vacherie home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Vacherie is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Vacherie include French, German, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Vacherie is English. Some people also speak French.