La Quinta

Population: 38,299
Median household income: $97,628
Median home value: $612,800

Located in Riverside County, California, La Quinta is a community with a population of 38,299. At $97,628, its median household income sits above Riverside County's $89,672.

Between 2019 and 2023, La Quinta's population declined 6.8% from 41,076 to 38,299, while its median home value rose 53.9% from $398,200 to $612,800.

38.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,299
Median age: 52.1 yrs
Median household income: $97,628
Median home value: $612,800
Median gross rent: $1,747
Housing units: 24,669
Homeownership rate: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

41,07638,299

Median household income

$77,839$97,628

Median home value

$398,200$612,800

Median gross rent

$1,449$1,747

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	41,076	$77,839	$398,200	$1,449
2020	41,650	$75,724	$405,200	$1,408
2021	37,846	$83,412	$453,600	$1,527
2022	37,933	$92,776	$560,500	$1,774
2023	38,299	$97,628	$612,800	$1,747

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7417.6%

75 and over13.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,559	4.1%
5 to 17	4,937	12.9%
18 to 24	2,470	6.4%
25 to 34	3,994	10.4%
35 to 44	3,846	10.0%
45 to 54	3,567	9.3%
55 to 64	6,034	15.8%
65 to 74	6,756	17.6%
75 and over	5,136	13.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,542	53.6%
Black or African American	390	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	131	0.3%
Asian	1,636	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	57	0.1%
Some other race	46	0.1%
Two or more races	1,291	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,206	37.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate21.4%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree24.7%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,393	8.2%
High school graduate	6,280	21.4%
Some college or associate's	9,254	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	7,244	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,162	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,501	73.2%
Carpooled	1,317	8.4%
Public transit	57	0.4%
Walked	200	1.3%
Bicycle	59	0.4%
Worked from home	2,387	15.2%
Other means	193	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,660	27.5%
15 to 29 min	5,435	40.8%
30 to 44 min	2,486	18.7%
45 to 59 min	287	2.2%
60+ min	1,459	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 9.1% (3,462 of 38,193)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,596	67.3%
Nonfamily households	5,137	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,733	63.8%
Vacant	8,936	36.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,764	74.8%
Renter-occupied	3,969	25.2%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached9.7%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,730	75.9%
1-unit, attached	2,391	9.7%
2 to 4 units	1,243	5.0%
5 to 19 units	1,280	5.2%
20 or more units	444	1.8%
Mobile home & other	581	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0640354
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 35 sq mi
Water area: 0.43 sq mi
Center point: 33.6461, -116.2753