DeQuincy is a very small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,847 people and two associated neighborhoods, DeQuincy is the 131st largest community in Louisiana. DeQuincy has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

DeQuincy real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although DeQuincy house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that DeQuincy has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

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, DeQuincy has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes DeQuincy a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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 33.14 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

DeQuincy is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In DeQuincy, just 9.02% 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 DeQuincy in 2022 was $30,194, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,776 for a family of four. However, DeQuincy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Irish, French Canadian, German, English, and French.

The most common language spoken in DeQuincy is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.