Editing La Quinta, California (section)

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1980= 3328
|1990= 11215
|2000= 23694
|2010= 37467
|2020=37558
|estyear=
|estimate=
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1960CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2010CensusCA/>
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===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''La Quinta city, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – La Quinta city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0640354&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – La Quinta city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0640354&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – La Quinta city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0640354&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|14,893
|23,648
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21,040
|62.86%
|63.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |56.02%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|296
|607
|style='background: #ffffe6; |636
|1.25%
|1.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.69%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|95
|98
|style='background: #ffffe6; |124
|0.40%
|0.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|401
|1,093
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,464
|1.69%
|2.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.90%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|19
|25
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45
|0.08%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|11
|62
|style='background: #ffffe6; |177
|0.05%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.47%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|395
|595
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,220
|1.67%
|1.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.25%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|7,584
|11,339
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12,852
|32.01%
|30.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34.22%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''23,694'''
|'''37,467'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''37,558'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

In the 2020 U.S. decennial census, La Quinta's official population was 37,558.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-results.html | title=2020 Census Results }}</ref>

===2012===
As of January 1, 2012, the California Department of Finance Demographic Research Unit estimated the City of La Quinta's population to be 38,075.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/reports/estimates/e-1/documents/E-1_2012_Press_Release.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220185858/http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/reports/estimates/e-1/documents/E-1_2012_Press_Release.pdf|url-status=dead|title=State of California, Department of Finance, "New Report: California Added More Than a Quarter-Million in 2011". Sacramento, California, May 2012.|archive-date=February 20, 2014}}</ref>

===2010===
The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0640354|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715030236/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0640354|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – La Quinta city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that La Quinta had a population of 37,467. The population density was {{convert|1,053.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of La Quinta was 29,489 (78.7%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (63.1% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{Cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0640354.html |title=La Quinta (City) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117214640/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0640354.html |archive-date=January 17, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 713 (1.9%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 230 (0.6%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1,176 (3.1%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 41 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4,595 (12.3%) from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 1,223 (3.3%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11,339 persons (30.3%).

The Census reported that 37,410 people (99.8% of the population) lived in households, 50 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 7 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 14,820 households, out of which 4,329 (29.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 8,672 (58.5%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 1,442 (9.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 595 (4.0%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 787 (5.3%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 182 (1.2%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 3,164 households (21.3%) were made up of individuals, and 1,522 (10.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52.  There were 10,709 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (72.3% of all households); the average family size was 2.93.

The population was spread out, with 8,208 people (21.9%) under the age of 18, 2,509 people (6.7%) aged 18 to 24, 7,696 people (20.5%) aged 25 to 44, 11,238 people (30.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 7,816 people (20.9%) who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 45.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

There were 23,489 housing units at an average density of {{convert|660.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 11,152 (75.2%) were owner-occupied, and 3,668 (24.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 6.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 16.5%.  27,386 people (73.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 10,024 people (26.8%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States census, La Quinta had a median household income of $72,099, with 8.0% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>

===2000===
{{More citations needed|date=February 2012}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 23,694 people, 8,445 households, and 6,553 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|746.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 11,812 housing units at an average density of {{convert|372.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 78.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 13.9% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 3.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 32.0% of the population.

There were 8,445 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.8 and the average family size was 3.2, above national average of 2.4 according to the [[2000 United States census]].

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $54,552, and the median income for a family was $56,848 (these figures had risen to $72,452 and $82,168 respectively as of a 2007 estimate<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0640032&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0640032&_street=&_county=la+quinta&_cityTown=la+quinta&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211181004/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0640032&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0640032&_street=&_county=la+quinta&_cityTown=la+quinta&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |title=La Quinta city, California – Fact Sheet |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |access-date=December 23, 2010 }}</ref>). Males had a median income of $40,553 versus $31,627 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $27,284.  About 5.0% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

=== Other demographic data ===
{{more citations needed|date=April 2012}}
La Quinta has developed a culturally diverse community, as large ancestry groups include [[Mexicans]] (the largest) and [[Mexican Americans]] who frequently came to the Palm Springs area/Coachella Valley to find available employment in the 1990s and 2000s. Others, in alphabetical order, include: [[Armenians]], [[Bosnians]], [[British people|British]], [[French people|French]], [[German people|Germans]], [[Italian people|Italians]], [[Polish people|Poles]] and [[Jew]]s of multiple nationalities.<ref>{{cite web |author=American FactFinder, United States Census Bureau |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US92253&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_DP2&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |title=American Factfinder |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |access-date=December 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212042824/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US92253&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_DP2&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Seasonal population known as "[[Snowbird (people)|snowbirds]]" from coastal Southern California, Northern California, the [[Pacific Northwest]], the [[Midwest]], and [[Canada]] increase the local population by 20-50 percent in the cooler months from November to April. A large percentage of seasonal residents are [[senior citizens]]. There are also several [[RV]] or [[mobile home parks]] in La Quinta with many seasonal residents, common throughout the eastern portion of the Coachella Valley.

Like the rest of the "East Valley" including nearby communities of Indio, Coachella, and unincorporated communities of [[Bermuda Dunes, California|Bermuda Dunes]] and [[Vista Santa Rosa, California|Vista Santa Rosa]], there is a growing Latino (especially Mexican-American and [[Central American]] nationalities) as well an enlargened [[African American]] and [[Asian American]] (i.e. [[east Asian]]s) population belonging to the middle and upper-middle class.

According to the [[United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce]], estimates placed Latinos at half (about 50% to 60%) of the local population of the whole Coachella Valley region, Blacks at near or over 10% and Asians at 10–15% of the city population as of the year 2010. Most of the minorities are recently moved-in families sought starter homes and/or relocated from urban centers of [[Southern California]] during the 1990s and 2000s, and from families of two or more races (to represent multiracial identity).