California · Census place 40354
La Quinta city, CA
Quick answer
La Quinta city has 38,299 residents, ranking #224 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $97,628, the median home is worth $612,800 and median gross rent runs $1,747 a month.
- Population
- 38,299La Quinta city residents
- Median household income
- $97,628Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $612,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,747Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 52.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in La Quinta city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the La Quinta city median would spend about 21.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.1% of residents and 74.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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