Dequincy ZIP Codes — Calcasieu County, LA

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	2,496	29.8%
18 and over	5,877	70.2%
65 and over	1,076	12.9%
Median age	36.7 years

Group	Count	%
White	7,016	81.1%
Black or African American	705	8.2%
Two or more races	584	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	276	3.2%
Other race	68	0.8%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	4.9%
$10k–$15k	4.0%
$15k–$25k	7.7%
$25k–$35k	8.4%
$35k–$50k	9.7%
$50k–$75k	15.4%
$75k–$100k	20.7%
$100k–$150k	10.6%
$150k–$200k	13.2%
$200k+	5.6%
Median income	$75,081

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$174,600
Median rent / month	$676
Owner occupied	87.1%
Renter occupied	12.9%
Vacant	17.5%
Single-family detached	78.5%
Large apartment buildings	2.1%
Mobile homes	16.0%
Median rooms	6.0
Avg household size (owned)	3.00

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	2.0%
2010–2019	14.4%
2000–2009	12.2%
1990–1999	10.3%
1980–1989	16.7%
1970–1979	7.7%
1960–1969	10.2%
1950–1959	2.9%
1940–1949	6.5%
1939 or earlier	17.1%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	5.6%
2 bedrooms	21.1%
3 bedrooms	48.2%
4 bedrooms	24.0%
5+ bedrooms	1.0%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	2.6%
1 vehicle	32.8%
2 vehicles	34.8%
3 or more	29.8%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	23.5%
Electricity	74.4%
Propane / LP gas	0.5%
No fuel used	1.0%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	1,482	58.8%
Cohabiting couple	99	3.9%
Male householder, no spouse	114	4.5%
Female householder, no spouse	825	32.7%
Households with children under 18	989	39.2%
Households with seniors (65+)	860	34.1%
Average household size	3.20

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	42.9%	20.1%
Married	48.1%	52.5%
Separated	2.5%	1.9%
Widowed	0.2%	12.2%
Divorced	6.3%	13.3%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	86.8%
Bachelor's or higher	15.4%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	23	1.2%
Kindergarten	96	4.9%
Elementary school	1,067	54.0%
High school	582	29.5%
College / grad school	208	10.5%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	25.2%
Service	12.2%
Sales & office	17.9%
Natural resources & construction	28.2%
Production & transportation	16.6%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	85.8%
Government	6.1%
Self-employed	8.1%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	78.4%
Carpool	2.9%
Public transit	1.8%
Walk	1.0%
Other means	3.3%
Avg commute (minutes)	31.4

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	33.8%
Retirement income	22.1%
Supplemental Security	11.5%
Cash public assistance	1.9%
Food stamps / SNAP	12.3%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	41.3%
High cholesterol	35.9%
Heart disease	8.1%
Stroke	4.2%
Asthma	9.8%
Arthritis	28.4%
Kidney disease	3.6%
Pulmonary disease	9.6%
Cancer	6.8%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	19.6%
No physical activity	34.2%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	39.0%
Fair or poor health	21.1%
Poor mental health	19.7%
Poor physical health	14.1%
No health insurance	15.3%
Visited doctor (checkup)	77.0%
Visited dentist	50.1%
Cholesterol screening	88.2%
Teeth loss	22.0%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	372	6.3%

Disability	%
Any disability	11.9%
Under 18	11.6%
18–64 years	8.6%
65 and over	27.1%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	63.7%
Public insurance	39.6%
Uninsured under 19	1.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	7,597	90.7%
Spanish	0	0.0%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	8,347	99.7%
Born in same state	8,284	98.9%
Born in different state	6,706	80.1%
Foreign born	63	0.8%
Naturalized citizen	26	0.3%
Not a US citizen	14	53.8%