All Saints Episcopal Church · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 4.0DeQuincy spent more per resident in 2022 than 96% of similar cities
DeQuincy’s city government spent $7.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,431 per resident. Water and other utilities ($524,000) and the airport ($631,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how DeQuincy is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$2,431 per resident in 2022: more than 96% of them
DeQuincy’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,431 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 28 Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,022, and the middle half spent $644–$1,366. DeQuincy spent more than 96% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.7 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; DeQuincy itself left out).
About $2,431 per resident a year, or $6.66 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 50%.
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No trend yet
DeQuincy reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.16% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at DeQuincy’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to DeQuincy’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in DeQuincy →
Who’s in charge in DeQuincy
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 81 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,009).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Calcasieu Parish School District
DeQuincy’s K–12 school district, shared with Iowa, Lake Charles, Sulphur, Vinton, Westlake. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,252 per pupil, $9,239 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for DeQuincy.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Louisiana HouseState representatives
- 3Louisiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about DeQuincy’s government
How much does DeQuincy spend per resident?
About $2,431 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,431 was more than 96% of 28 Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in DeQuincy?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.16% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs DeQuincy’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for DeQuincy yet.
How many people work for DeQuincy?
37 full-time and 39 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $185,364 (about $2.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents DeQuincy in the state legislature?
State Senate District 30 (Mike Reese) and State House District 32 (Dewith Carrier). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →