Vacherie is a somewhat small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 5,773 people and two associated neighborhoods, Vacherie is the 78th largest community in Louisiana.Vacherie is a blue-collar town, with 37.19% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Vacherie is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vacherie who work in sales jobs (10.26%), teaching (9.10%), and healthcare (9.07%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Vacherie has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Also of interest is that Vacherie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.36% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Vacherie is worth considering.The citizens of Vacherie are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.58% of adults in Vacherie having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Vacherie in 2022 was $35,690, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,760 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Vacherie include French, German, English, Acadian/Cajun, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Vacherie is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
