Demographics of La Quinta city, California

La Quinta city, California had 39,440 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,607 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

La Quinta city, in four figures

39,440
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 38,707 ±58.; +4.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,607 people.; 53.3 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $99,250 ±$5,992
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

La Quinta city, California's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of La Quinta city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

La Quinta city, California's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of La Quinta city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	37,833	100.0	100.0
2021	38,289	101.2	100.2
2022	38,636	102.1	100.7
2023	39,279	103.8	101.6
2024	39,635	104.8	102.5
2025	39,440	104.2	103.1

Population of La Quinta city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	37,833	—
2021	38,289	+456
2022	38,636	+347
2023	39,279	+643
2024	39,635	+356
2025	39,440	−195

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 53.3 ±2.8: for men 50.3 ±3.1 and for women 55.8 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in La Quinta city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,374 ±327	3.5% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,014 ±701	13.0% ±1.8	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,358 ±461	6.1% ±1.2	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,788 ±727	20.1% ±1.9	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,931 ±729	25.7% ±1.9	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,242 ±860	31.6% ±2.2	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $99,250 ±$5,992, and income per person $64,505 ±$5,524, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in La Quinta city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,479 ±336	9.3% ±2.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,235 ±424	14.0% ±2.6	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,234 ±510	14.0% ±3.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,075 ±388	13.0% ±2.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,615 ±399	16.4% ±2.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,950 ±314	12.2% ±1.9	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,374 ±457	21.1% ±2.7	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in La Quinta city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	3,401 ±781	8.8% ±2.0	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	736 ±281	11.6% ±4.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,384 ±364	8.3% ±2.1	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,281 ±371	8.2% ±2.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in La Quinta city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	La Quinta city	California	United States
Housing units	24,770 ±572	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	64.4% ±2.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	35.6% ±1.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.7% ±3.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.3% ±2.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$661,600 ±$23,949	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,785 ±$141	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1999 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in La Quinta city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	14,179 ±1,316	36.6% ±3.4	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,767 ±1,284	53.7% ±3.3	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	219 to 777	0.6% to 2.0%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,612 ±473	4.2% ±1.2	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	36 to 198	0.1% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 226	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	9 to 211	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,325 ±410	3.4% ±1.1	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in La Quinta city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	21,892 ±907	56.6% ±2.3	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,541 ±811	27.2% ±2.1	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	448 ±176	1.2% ±0.5	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,826 ±577	15.1% ±1.5	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,839 ±422	9.9% ±1.1	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,987 ±368	5.1% ±1.0	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

La Quinta city among the places of California

220th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near La Quinta city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
San Bruno city	42,307 ±47
Altadena CDP	41,705 ±2,203
Rancho Palos Verdes city	40,864 ±57
Culver City city	39,931 ±71
Stanton city	39,402 ±56
La Quinta city	38,707 ±58
Calexico city	38,585 ±22
San Gabriel city	38,392 ±84
Bell Gardens city	38,229 ±40
Adelanto city	37,964 ±46
Montclair city	37,810 ±61

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in La Quinta city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in California by median age
No. 64 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 98 Places in California by per capita income
No. 119 Places by median age
No. 189 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 202 Places in California by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026