Carlyss vs DeQuincy

A side-by-side comparison of Carlyss and DeQuincy: population, income, housing, and more.

Carlyss and DeQuincy are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Carlyss has the higher population (5,184 vs 2,990 in DeQuincy). Carlyss has the higher median household income ($92,004 vs $48,808 in DeQuincy). DeQuincy has the higher median home value ($160,000 vs $152,400 in Carlyss).

Population, income & housing

	Carlyss	DeQuincy
Population	5,184	2,990
Median age	30.8 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$92,004	$48,808
Median home value	$152,400	$160,000
Median gross rent	$1,142	$732
Housing units	2,363	1,378
Homeownership rate	74.9%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlyss	DeQuincy
Population	5,248 → 5,184 (-1.2%)	3,143 → 2,990 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$49,619 → $92,004 (+85.4%)	$52,279 → $48,808 (-6.6%)
Median home value	$107,000 → $152,400 (+42.4%)	$121,700 → $160,000 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,109 → $1,142 (+3.0%)	$597 → $732 (+22.6%)

Carlyss

Population

5,2485,184

Median household income

$49,619$92,004

Median home value

$107,000$152,400

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,142

DeQuincy

Population

3,1432,990

Median household income

$52,279$48,808

Median home value

$121,700$160,000

Median gross rent

$597$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlyss	DeQuincy
Under 5	11.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.4%	16.6%
18 to 24	5.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	18.4%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.9%	15.5%
45 to 54	7.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	16.0%	12.1%
65 to 74	5.7%	14.2%
75 and over	3.7%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlyss	DeQuincy
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	79.9%
Black or African American	4.9%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlyss	DeQuincy
No high school diploma	14.9%	19.2%
High school graduate	27.5%	52.8%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlyss	DeQuincy
Drove alone	84.3%	88.1%
Carpooled	9.5%	0.9%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	6.1%
Worked from home	2.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlyss	DeQuincy
1-unit, detached	50.0%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44.1%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Carlyss	DeQuincy
Poverty rate	8.4%	15.8%
Average household size	2.67	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	21	32
Median year structure built	2005	1964