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Population (year 2000): 23,694. Estimated
population in July 2005: 38,232 (+61.4% change)
Males: 11,619 (49.0%), Females: 12,075 (51.0%)
Zip code:
92253
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $54,552 (year 2000)
Median house value: $174,200 (year 2000)
Races in La Quinta:
- White Non-Hispanic (62.9%)
- Hispanic (32.0%)
- Other race (13.9%)
- Two or more races (3.5%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (14.3%), English (12.0%),
Irish (10.9%), Italian (6.1%), United States (4.4%), French
(3.7%).
Land area: 31.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Quinta
- High school or higher: 84.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.3%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Quinta city
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 64.6%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 9.7%
14.2% Foreign born (10.0% Latin America, 1.9%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +12,105
(+104.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near La Quinta:
- JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 6
miles; INDIO, CA)
- EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; RANCHO
MIRAGE, CA)
- DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; PALM
SPRINGS, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Quinta:
- PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL (about 18 miles; PALM
SPRINGS, CA; ID: PSP)
- MARCH ARB (about 68 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; ID: RIV)
- SAN BERNARDINO INTERNATIONAL (about 71 miles; SAN
BERNARDINO, CA; ID: SBD)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Quinta:
- BERMUDA DUNES (about 5 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA; ID:
UDD)
- DESERT RESORTS REGIONAL (about 11 miles; PALM
SPRINGS, CA; ID: TRM)
- BORREGO VALLEY (about 30 miles; BORREGO SPRINGS, CA;
ID: L08)
Amtrak stations near La Quinta:
- 6 miles: INDIO (45995 MONROE ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones,
snack bar, free short-term parking, call for taxi
service.
- 8 miles: PALM DESERT (MONTEREY AVE. & SAN GORGONIO
WAY) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair
accessible, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term
parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
La Quinta:
- COLLEGE OF THE DESERT (about 7 miles; PALM DESERT,
CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,804)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE (about 18 miles;
RIVERSIDE, CA; FT enrollment: 12,213)
- MOUNT SAN JACINTO COLLEGE (about 46 miles; SAN
JACINTO, CA; FT enrollment: 4,731)
- CRAFTON HILLS COLLEGE (about 57 miles; YUCAIPA, CA;
FT enrollment: 2,722)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO (about 60 miles;
LA JOLLA, CA; FT enrollment: 19,582)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS (about 60
miles; SAN MARCOS, CA; FT enrollment: 4,875)
- UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS (about 66 miles; REDLANDS,
CA; FT enrollment: 4,106)
Public high school in La Quinta:
- LA QUINTA HIGH (Students: 2,537; Location:
79-255 WESTWARD HO DR.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in La Quinta:
- TRUMAN (HARRY S.) ELEMENTARY (Students:
1,130; Location: 78-870 AVE. 50; Grades: KG - 05)
- LA QUINTA MIDDLE (Students: 920; Location:
78-900 AVE. , NO. 50; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JOHN ADAMS ELEMENTARY (Students: 874;
Location: 50-800 DESERT CLUB DR.; Grades: KG - 05)
- AMELIA EARHART ELMENTARY SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL
S (Students: 857; Location: 45-250 DUNE PALMS ROAD;
Grades: KG - 05)
- HORIZON SCHOOL (Students: 473; Location:
47-950 DUNE PALMS RD.; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle school in La Quinta:
- LA QUINTA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (Students: 25;
Location: PO BOX 676/50-800 CALLE PALOMA; Grades: KG -
8)
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