In DeQuincy, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.78 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small city, DeQuincy does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in DeQuincy with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.50% of adults in DeQuincy have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in DeQuincy in 2018 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.
