La Quinta Demographics

Population Estimates 2021

La Quinta Population, Census 2020 – 37,558
La Quinta Population, Census 2010 – 37,467

Persons under 5 years – 4.9%
Persons under 18 years – 20.1%
Persons 65 years and over – 27.1%
Female persons, percent – 50.6%

Race and Hispanic Origin
White – 73.3%
Black or African American – 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native – 0.2%
Asian – 4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander – 0.1%
Two or More Races – 8.4%
Hispanic or Latino – 36.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino – 54.2%

Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2016-2020 – 2,384
Foreign born persons, 2016-2020 – 14.7%

Housing
La Quinta Owner-occupied housing unit rate – 72.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units – $405,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage – $2,154
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage – $854
Median gross rent – $1,408

Families & Living Arrangements
La Quinta Households – 16,292
Persons per household – 2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ – 88.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+ – 29.5%

Computer and Internet Use
La Quinta Households with a computer, percent – 94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription – 92.2%

Education
La Quinta High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+ – 90.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+ – 34.4%

Health
With a disability, under age 65 years – 6.7%
La Quinta Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years – 8.2%

Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+ – 52.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+ – 46.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales – 207,104
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue – 51,630
Total manufacturers shipments – 1,098
Total retail sales – 637,359
Total retail sales per capita – $$16,43

Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+ – 24.2

Poverty
Median household income (in 2020 dollars) – $75,724
Per capita income in past 12 months – $47,843
Persons in poverty – 14.1%

Businesses
All firms – 4,266
Men-owned firms – 2,519
Women-owned firms – 1,269
Minority-owned firms – 1,361
Nonminority-owned firms – 2,726
Veteran-owned firms – 430
Nonveteran-owned firms – 3,552

Geography
Population per square mile – 1,066.9
Land area in square miles – 35.12

For 2019

Population – 41,076 (0.914% 1-Year Growth)

Median Age – 47.9 (1.7% 1-Year Increase)

Poverty Rate – 11.2% (3.43% 1-Year Increase)

Median Household Income – $77,839 (2.57% 1-Year Growth)

Median Property Value – $398,200 (3.11% 1-Year Growth)

Employed Population – 17,354 (1.01% 1-Year Growth)