One downside of living in DeQuincy is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In DeQuincy, the average commute to work is 32.78 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, DeQuincy doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of DeQuincy rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.50% of adults 25 and older in DeQuincy have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in DeQuincy in 2022 was $23,800, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,200 for a family of four. However, DeQuincy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. DeQuincy also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.27% of its population below the federal poverty line.
DeQuincy is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call DeQuincy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of DeQuincy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in DeQuincy include French Canadian, English, German, Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in DeQuincy is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.
