La Quinta City, California

La Quinta City, Riverside County, California is a city located in the Western Region (Pacific) of United States. In 2000, the population was 23694. The July 2008 population estimate is 43865, It is the 279th largest in terms of population. The city encompasses an area of 32.19 sq mi (83.37 kmē ), of which, 31.75 square miles (82.23 kmē) of it is land and 0.44 square miles (1.14 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 79th largest by total area among California.

As of the census of 2000, there were 23694 people, 8445 households, and 6556 families residing in the city. The population density was 746.2 people per square mile (288.11/kmē), it is California's 327th least densely populated city. There were 11812 housing units at an average density of 372 per square mile (143.63/kmē). The average household size was 2.8 people, and the average family size was 3.16 people. In the city Age distribution was 29.1% under the age of 18, 6% from 18 to 24, 29% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. The median age is 36.4 years, The median age of males was 35.6 years, for females the median age was 37 years. The racial makeup of the city was 78.51% White, 1.42% Black or African American, 0.72% American Indian, 1.88% Asian, 0.09% Native Hawaiian, 3.53% from two or more races and 13.85% Other races.

La Quinta city California Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
La Quinta city California School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
La Quinta City California GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $54552, it is the 322nd wealthiest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $56848, making it the 387th highest city by median family income in California. The per capita income for the city was $27284, it is the 263rd highest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of California. The median income is $26981, Median income for males is $31671, compared with $22314 for females.

In 2000, 6348 pupils and students, of which 49.43% are male and 50.57% are female, 26.79% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.47% nursery or pri school, 6.87% kindergarten, 49.8% elementary school, 21.72% high school and 16.15% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census23694
April 2000 Estimate23778
July 2000 Estimate24591
July 2001 Estimate27848
July 2002 Estimate30053
July 2003 Estimate32166
July 2004 Estimate35043
July 2005 Estimate37781
July 2006 Estimate40661
July 2007 Estimate42784
July 2008 Estimate43865
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school207140347
Kindergarten216220436
Elementary school154716143161
High school7845951379
College or graduate school3846411025
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
La Quinta city, California$54552$56848$27284
Riverside County, California$42887$48409$18689
California, United States$47493$53025$22711
United States$41994$50046$21587