La Quinta, CA

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2022 Population
37,933
0.23% 1-year growth
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Laphonza Butler
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
51
2.82% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
9.54%
13% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$92,776
11.2% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$560,500
23.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, La Quinta, CA had a population of 37.9k people with a median age of 51 and a median household income of $92,776. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of La Quinta, CA grew from 37,846 to 37,933, a 0.23% increase and its median household income grew from $83,412 to $92,776, a 11.2% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in La Quinta, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (54.2%), Two+ (Hispanic) (12.8%), Other (Hispanic) (11.6%), White (Hispanic) (11%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.6%).

None of the households in La Quinta, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.4% of the residents in La Quinta, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in La Quinta, CA are Coachella Valley Beauty College (72 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in La Quinta, CA was $560,500, and the homeownership rate was 74.1%.

Most people in La Quinta, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.5 minutes. The average car ownership in La Quinta, CA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

La Quinta, CA is home to a population of 37.9k people, from which 95.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 14.2% of La Quinta, CA residents were born outside of the country (5.39k people).

In 2022, there were 4.23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.5k people) in La Quinta, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.85k Two+ (Hispanic) and 4.39k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.4%
2022 Citizenship
95.2%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 95.4% of La Quinta, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in La Quinta, CA was 95.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in La Quinta, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    20.5k ± 1.34k
  2. Two+ (Hispanic)
    4.85k ± 1.23k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    4.39k ± 1.21k
36.6%
Hispanic Population
13.9k people

In 2022, there were 4.23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.5k people) in La Quinta, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.85k Two+ (Hispanic) and 4.39k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

36.6% of the people in La Quinta, CA are hispanic (13.9k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in La Quinta, CA as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

14.2%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
5.39k people
13.6%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
5.13k people

As of 2022, 14.2% of La Quinta, CA residents (5.39k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in La Quinta, CA was 13.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,108 ± 210
  2. Korea
    210 ± 122
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    156 ± 100

La Quinta, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.28 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of La Quinta, CA employs 15.3k people. The largest industries in La Quinta, CA are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,634 people), Educational Services (1,467 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,407 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($146,429), Finance & Insurance ($115,667), and Utilities ($96,250).

Occupations

15.3k
2022 Value
± 997
0.322%
1 Year growth
± 9.27%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in La Quinta, CA grew at a rate of 0.322%, from 15.2k employees to 15.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Quinta, CA, are Management Occupations (2,181 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,785 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,459 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Quinta, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

15.3k
2022 Value
± 997
0.322%
1 Year growth
± 9.27%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in La Quinta, CA grew at a rate of 0.322%, from 15.2k employees to 15.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Quinta, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,634 people), Educational Services (1,467 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,407 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Quinta, CA, though some of these residents may live in La Quinta, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$58,750
Median earning men ± $7,655
$46,184
Median earning women ± $4,135

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($179,688), Manufacturing ($138,563), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($113,654).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($70,875), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,238), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,020).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Laphonza Butler
Senator from California1
Assumed office on October 3, 2023
Appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in La Quinta, CA awarded 72 degrees. The student population of La Quinta, CA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 40 male students and 80 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in La Quinta, CA are Hispanic or Latino (56 and 82.4%), followed by White (8 and 11.8%), Asian (2 and 2.94%), and Black or African American (1 and 1.47%).

The largest universities in La Quinta, CA by number of degrees awarded are Coachella Valley Beauty College (72 and 100%).

The most popular majors in La Quinta, CA are Barbering (26 and 36.1%), Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (23 and 31.9%), and Nail Specialist & Manicurist (12 and 16.7%).

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in La Quinta, CA was $560,500 in 2022, which is 1.99 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $453,600 to $560,500, a 23.6% increase. The homeownership rate in La Quinta, CA is 74.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in La Quinta, CA have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in La Quinta, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in La Quinta, CA is $92,776. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in La Quinta, CA was Census Tract 451.25 with a value of $177,083, followed by Census Tract 452.14 and Census Tract 456.06, with respective values of $98,077 and $94,385.

Property

$560,500
Median Property Value 2022
±$29,014
$11,411
Median Property Taxes
±$834

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In La Quinta, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in La Quinta, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

74.1%
Homeownership
2022
70.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 74.1% of the housing units in La Quinta, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.7%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 451.25
  2. Census Tract 452.14
  3. Census Tract 456.06

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in La Quinta, CA was Census Tract 451.25 with a value of $177,083, followed by Census Tract 452.14 and Census Tract 456.06, with respective values of $98,077 and $94,385.

The following map shows all of the places in La Quinta, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$92,776
Median Household Income
± $6,599
15.4k
Number of Households
± 1,033

In 2022, the median household income of the 15.4k households in La Quinta, CA grew to $92,776 from the previous year's value of $83,412.

The following chart displays the households in La Quinta, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for La Quinta, CA is from California.
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California
0.497
2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (74%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.8%)
  3. Carpooled (8.5%)

In 2022, 74% of workers in La Quinta, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.8%) and those who carpooled to work (8.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Quinta, CA have a shorter commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.51% of the workforce in La Quinta, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in La Quinta, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in La Quinta, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

9.54% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Quinta, CA (3.61k out of 37.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Quinta, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.1% of the population of La Quinta, CA has health coverage, with 37.3% on employee plans, 17.1% on Medicaid, 23.1% on Medicare, 16.7% on non-group plans, and 0.963% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Riverside County, CA see 2238 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.63% decrease from the previous year (2275 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1771 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 397 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,238 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Riverside County, CA

Primary care physicians in Riverside County, CA see an average of 2,238 patients per year. This represents a 1.63% decrease from the previous year (2,275 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Riverside County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19% under 18 years, 17% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 30.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.5% were men and 48.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.86%
Uninsured
37.3%
Employer Coverage
17.1%
Medicaid
23.1%
Medicare
16.7%
Non-Group
0.963%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in La Quinta, CA declined by 10.1% from 5.41% to 4.86%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in La Quinta, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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