DeQuincy vs Starks

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

DeQuincy and Starks 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 300 in Starks). DeQuincy has the higher median household income ($48,808 vs $16,331 in Starks). DeQuincy has the higher median home value ($160,000 vs $133,900 in Starks).

Population, income & housing

	DeQuincy	Starks
Population	2,990	300
Median age	40.9 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,808	$16,331
Median home value	$160,000	$133,900
Median gross rent	$732	—
Housing units	1,378	207
Homeownership rate	72.4%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeQuincy	Starks
Population	3,143 → 2,990 (-4.9%)	303 → 300 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$52,279 → $48,808 (-6.6%)	$16,691 → $16,331 (-2.2%)
Median home value	$121,700 → $160,000 (+31.5%)	$74,300 → $133,900 (+80.2%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $732 (+22.6%)	$239 → $235 (-1.7%)

DeQuincy

Population

3,1432,990

Median household income

$52,279$48,808

Median home value

$121,700$160,000

Median gross rent

$597$732

Starks

Population

303300

Median household income

$16,691$16,331

Median home value

$74,300$133,900

Median gross rent

$239$235

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeQuincy	Starks
Under 5	4.2%	10.0%
5 to 17	16.6%	3.7%
18 to 24	6.6%	20.7%
25 to 34	11.4%	16.0%
35 to 44	15.5%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.2%	1.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	5.0%
65 to 74	14.2%	6.3%
75 and over	9.3%	23.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeQuincy	Starks
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	94.0%
Black or African American	10.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeQuincy	Starks
No high school diploma	19.2%	29.4%
High school graduate	52.8%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeQuincy	Starks
Drove alone	88.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.9%	0.0%
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	Starks
1-unit, detached	86.1%	8.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	28.5%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	58.0%

Poverty & households

	DeQuincy	Starks
Poverty rate	15.8%	28.3%
Average household size	2.67	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	32	48
Median year structure built	1964	1999