DeQuincy

Population: 2,990
Median household income: $48,808
Median home value: $160,000

Located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, DeQuincy is a community with a population of 2,990. Its median household income of $48,808 runs below the Calcasieu Parish figure of $67,849.

From 2019 to 2023, DeQuincy's population declined 4.9% from 3,143 to 2,990, while its median home value rose 31.5% from $121,700 to $160,000.

The median resident is 40.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,990
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $48,808
Median home value: $160,000
Median gross rent: $732
Housing units: 1,378
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1432,990

Median household income

$52,279$48,808

Median home value

$121,700$160,000

Median gross rent

$597$732

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,143	$52,279	$121,700	$597
2020	3,087	$71,320	$163,300	$573
2021	3,120	$60,625	$135,200	$712
2022	3,058	$51,500	$151,700	$672
2023	2,990	$48,808	$160,000	$732

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	125	4.2%
5 to 17	497	16.6%
18 to 24	196	6.6%
25 to 34	342	11.4%
35 to 44	463	15.5%
45 to 54	305	10.2%
55 to 64	361	12.1%
65 to 74	424	14.2%
75 and over	277	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,390	79.9%
Black or African American	314	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	269	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.2%

High school graduate52.8%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	418	19.2%
High school graduate	1,147	52.8%
Some college or associate's	411	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	159	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	37	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone88.1%

Carpooled0.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle6.1%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	981	88.1%
Carpooled	10	0.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	43	3.9%
Bicycle	68	6.1%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	12	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	173	15.5%
15 to 29 min	273	24.5%
30 to 44 min	423	38.0%
45 to 59 min	146	13.1%
60+ min	99	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 15.8% (459 of 2,911)

	Count	Share
Family households	753	68.5%
Nonfamily households	346	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,099	79.8%
Vacant	279	20.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	796	72.4%
Renter-occupied	303	27.6%

1-unit, detached86.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,187	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	47	3.4%
5 to 19 units	98	7.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	46	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2220575
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.4490, -93.4457