DeQuincy vs Westlake

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

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

Westlake has the higher population (4,794 vs 2,990 in DeQuincy). Westlake has the higher median household income ($67,691 vs $48,808 in DeQuincy). Westlake has the higher median home value ($168,200 vs $160,000 in DeQuincy).

Population, income & housing

	DeQuincy	Westlake
Population	2,990	4,794
Median age	40.9 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,808	$67,691
Median home value	$160,000	$168,200
Median gross rent	$732	$960
Housing units	1,378	2,460
Homeownership rate	72.4%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeQuincy	Westlake
Population	3,143 → 2,990 (-4.9%)	4,727 → 4,794 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$52,279 → $48,808 (-6.6%)	$42,156 → $67,691 (+60.6%)
Median home value	$121,700 → $160,000 (+31.5%)	$114,400 → $168,200 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $732 (+22.6%)	$630 → $960 (+52.4%)

DeQuincy

Population

3,1432,990

Median household income

$52,279$48,808

Median home value

$121,700$160,000

Median gross rent

$597$732

Westlake

Population

4,7274,794

Median household income

$42,156$67,691

Median home value

$114,400$168,200

Median gross rent

$630$960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeQuincy	Westlake
Under 5	4.2%	7.1%
5 to 17	16.6%	13.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	4.4%
25 to 34	11.4%	21.9%
35 to 44	15.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.2%	9.8%
55 to 64	12.1%	10.6%
65 to 74	14.2%	12.5%
75 and over	9.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeQuincy	Westlake
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	76.8%
Black or African American	10.5%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeQuincy	Westlake
No high school diploma	19.2%	9.7%
High school graduate	52.8%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeQuincy	Westlake
Drove alone	88.1%	74.6%
Carpooled	0.9%	20.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	6.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.6%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeQuincy	Westlake
1-unit, detached	86.1%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	DeQuincy	Westlake
Poverty rate	15.8%	10.6%
Average household size	2.67	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	1964	1975