DeQuincy vs Hayes

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

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

DeQuincy has the higher population (2,990 vs 269 in Hayes). Hayes has the higher median home value ($258,800 vs $160,000 in DeQuincy). Since 2019, DeQuincy's population has grown faster (-4.9% vs -77.2%).

Population, income & housing

	DeQuincy	Hayes
Population	2,990	269
Median age	40.9 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,808	—
Median home value	$160,000	$258,800
Median gross rent	$732	—
Housing units	1,378	87
Homeownership rate	72.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	15.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeQuincy	Hayes
Population	3,143 → 2,990 (-4.9%)	1,182 → 269 (-77.2%)
Median household income	$52,279 → $48,808 (-6.6%)	—
Median home value	$121,700 → $160,000 (+31.5%)	$65,900 → $258,800 (+292.7%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $732 (+22.6%)	—

DeQuincy

Population

3,1432,990

Median household income

$52,279$48,808

Median home value

$121,700$160,000

Median gross rent

$597$732

Hayes

Population

1,182269

Median home value

$65,900$258,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeQuincy	Hayes
Under 5	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.6%	17.5%
18 to 24	6.6%	13.4%
25 to 34	11.4%	7.1%
35 to 44	15.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.1%	27.5%
65 to 74	14.2%	15.6%
75 and over	9.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeQuincy	Hayes
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	71.7%
Black or African American	10.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	28.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeQuincy	Hayes
No high school diploma	19.2%	15.6%
High school graduate	52.8%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeQuincy	Hayes
Drove alone	88.1%	84.3%
Carpooled	0.9%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	6.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeQuincy	Hayes
1-unit, detached	86.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	DeQuincy	Hayes
Poverty rate	15.8%	15.2%
Average household size	2.67	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1964	1954