What percentage of people rent in DeQuincy, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in DeQuincy, LA, 2020–2024
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39.7% (±13.3 points) of the occupied homes in DeQuincy, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 494 renting households against 751 that own their home.

In DeQuincy, the share of households that rent went from 32.0% in 2015–2019 to 39.7% in 2020–2024 (+7.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.7% (±13.3 points)
Renting households: 494 (±157)
Median renter income: $31,413 (±$28,236)

Who rents and who owns in DeQuincy

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	DeQuincy	Calcasieu Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.7% (±13.3 points)	27.2% (±1.7 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	494 (±157)	21,221 (±1,416)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	751 (±228)	56,736 (±1,443)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.6)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,413 (±$28,236)	$37,660 (±$3,502)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,510 (±$35,837)	$80,624 (±$2,999)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In DeQuincy, the renter share is not measurably different from Calcasieu Parish (27.2%).

It is not measurably different from Louisiana (32.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Calcasieu Parish, DeQuincy ranks 2 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 129 of 410.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in DeQuincy has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	32.0% (±13.8 points)	39.7% (±13.3 points)	+7.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$597 (±$450)	$760 (±$218)	+27.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,279 (±$26,952)	$44,281 (±$19,597)	−15.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near DeQuincy

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with DeQuincy
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
DeQuincy	—	39.7% (±13.3 points)	—
Sulphur	16 mi	25.4% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Westlake	17 mi	24.6% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Moss Bluff	17 mi	19.0% (±10.5 points)	Lower
Vinton	19 mi	50.9% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Carlyss	19 mi	25.8% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Merryville	22 mi	39.4% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Charles	22 mi	39.1% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Prien	23 mi	14.7% (±8.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Moss Bluff, LA (19.0%), Prien, LA (14.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Calcasieu Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Vinton	50.9% (±13.5 points)
2	DeQuincy	39.7% (±13.3 points)
3	Lake Charles	39.1% (±2.5 points)
4	Carlyss	25.8% (±9.8 points)
5	Sulphur	25.4% (±5.3 points)
6	Westlake	24.6% (±9.6 points)
7	Iowa	19.3% (±7.3 points)
8	Moss Bluff	19.0% (±10.5 points)

Showing 8 of 9 places in Calcasieu Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about DeQuincy

How many renters are there in DeQuincy?

DeQuincy has an estimated 494 (±157) renting households, 39.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in DeQuincy?

In DeQuincy, the share of households that rent went from 32.0% in 2015–2019 to 39.7% in 2020–2024 (+7.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in DeQuincy?

A renting household in DeQuincy has 2.6 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in DeQuincy?

The median renting household in DeQuincy, LA has an income of $31,413 (±$28,236) a year, against $66,510 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for DeQuincy city, Louisiana (place:20575, in state:22).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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