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.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Vacherie telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.36% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

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.

The population of Vacherie overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Vacherie, 24.58% have at least a bachelor's 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.