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South Vacherie, LA

3,048 Population
5.1 square miles 599.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.8 ±7.7 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 38.9 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$43,117 ±$5,943 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $37,547 ±$464
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
$85,054 ±$10,762 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $62,271 ±$1,005
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491

3.1% ±2% (95  ±63) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 18.3% 177,337 (±0.6% / ±5,312)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)

31.7 minutes ±6.7 (45,730  ±11,854) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 24.5 9,996,485 (±0.3 / ±152,754)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

1,217 ±147 Number of households
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 397,029 ±1,760
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
2.5 ±0.4 (3,048  ±303) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 2.4 970,389 (±0 / ±355)
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,497,152

15.5% ±12.4% (95  ±79) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5.2% 12,473 (±0.4% / ±974)
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,096 (±0.2% / ±2,274)

Housing

1,380 ±145 Number of housing units
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 463,532 ±245
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454

$196,700 ±$31,603 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $248,000 ±$2,229
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365

9.5% ±6.5% (284  ±197.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 11.3% 110,457 (±0.4% / ±4,309.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 11.9% 543,392 (±0.2% / ±10,090.1)

Social

89.5% ±8.2% (2,290  ±337.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 87.5% 606,045 (±0.9% / ±6,015.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
24.2% ±6.3% (618  ±175.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 33.1% 228,937 (±0.5% / ±3,549.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

5.1% ±2.6% (136  ±70) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5.2% 40,344 (±0.2% / ±1,427)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
136 Total veterans ±70 120 Male ±71 16 Female ±25

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