It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Du Quoin has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Du Quoin has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Du Quoin than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Du Quoin may be for you.
The population of Du Quoin has a very low overall level of education: only 9.39% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Du Quoin in 2022 was $27,376, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,504 for a family of four. However, Du Quoin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Du Quoin is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Du Quoin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Du Quoin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Du Quoin include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Du Quoin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
