The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Du Quoin has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Du Quoin a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Du Quoin, just 9.39% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Du Quoin in 2018 was $27,376, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,504 for a family of four. However, Du Quoin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Du Quoin is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Du Quoin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Du Quoin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Du Quoin include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Du Quoin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
