La Quinta

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  4. La Quinta Employment Information
  5. La Quinta Family Information
  6. La Quinta Education Information
  7. La Quinta Public Benefits Information
  8. La Quinta Criminal Information
  9. La Quinta Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. La Quinta Zip Codes


La Quinta Legal Resources Back to top

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La Quinta Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 23,694
  • Land Area (2000): 82.238 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.139 square kilometers
La Quinta Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 20,526 2002 24,565 2005 35,598
2000 22,403 2003 30,358 2006 38,576
2001 24,134 2004 32,510 2007 44,533

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Houses (2000): 11,812
La Quinta Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 21,479 90.80%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,175 9.20%

La Quinta Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


La Quinta Employment Information Back to top
La Quinta Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 0 0 0 --% 0
1991 0 0 0 --% 0
1992 0 0 0 --% 0
1993 0 0 0 --% 0
1994 0 0 0 --% 0
1995 0 0 0 --% 0
1996 0 0 0 --% 0
1997 0 0 0 --% 0
1998 0 0 0 --% 0
1999 0 0 0 --% 0
2000 11,406 11,096 310 2.71% 27
2001 11,907 11,576 331 2.78% 28
2002 12,501 12,089 411 3.29% 33
2003 13,018 12,586 433 3.32% 33
2004 13,769 13,349 420 3.05% 31
2005 14,438 14,043 395 2.74% 27
2006 15,030 14,647 384 2.55% 26
2007 15,181 14,706 475 3.13% 31
2008 15,190 14,552 638 4.20% 42
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 15,192 14,642 550 3.62% 36
Feb 2008 15,115 14,567 548 3.63% 36
Mar 2008 15,153 14,574 579 3.82% 38
Apr 2008 15,151 14,595 556 3.67% 37
May 2008 15,184 14,586 598 3.94% 39
Jun 2008 15,258 14,603 655 4.29% 43
Jul 2008 15,213 14,473 740 4.86% 49
Aug 2008 15,218 14,453 765 5.03% 50
Sep 2008 15,227 14,476 751 4.93% 49
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

La Quinta Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 749 13.34%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 647 11.52%
3. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 529 9.42%
4. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 337 6.00%
5. Public Administration 307 5.47%
6. Finance and Insurance 275 4.90%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 274 4.88%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 255 4.54%
9. Educational Services 238 4.24%
10. Health Care 198 3.53%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 155 2.76%
12. Repair and Maintenance 115 2.05%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 114 2.03%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 86 1.53%
15. Department and Other General Stores 84 1.50%
16. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 80 1.42%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 74 1.32%
18. Other Transportation 68 1.21%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 67 1.19%
20. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 63 1.12%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 655 13.84%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 597 12.62%
3. Educational Services 518 10.95%
4. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 260 5.50%
5. Finance and Insurance 259 5.47%
6. Public Administration 250 5.28%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 247 5.22%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 229 4.84%
9. Department and Other General Stores 150 3.17%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 148 3.13%
11. Social Assistance 141 2.98%
12. Construction 140 2.96%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 135 2.85%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 123 2.60%
15. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 67 1.42%
16. Private Household Services 64 1.35%
17. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 60 1.27%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 56 1.18%
19. Utilities 55 1.16%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 52 1.10%

La Quinta Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 416 7.41%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 411 7.32%
3. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 298 5.31%
4. Top Executives 297 5.29%
5. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 183 3.26%
6. Waiters and Waitresses 175 3.12%
7. Law Enforcement Workers 170 3.03%
8. Other Installation / Maintenance 164 2.92%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 156 2.78%
10. Other Food Preparation and Servers 148 2.64%
11. Carpenters 140 2.49%
12. Business Operations Specialists 136 2.42%
13. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 134 2.39%
14. Other Personal Care, Not child care 131 2.33%
15. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 118 2.10%
16. Vehicle Mechanics 118 2.10%
17. Other Financial Specialists 113 2.01%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 102 1.82%
19. Entertainers and Performers / Sports 100 1.78%
20. Other Production Occupations 99 1.76%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 327 6.91%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 292 6.17%
3. Other Management Occupations 279 5.90%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 214 4.52%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 205 4.33%
6. Secretaries and Admins 192 4.06%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 185 3.91%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 184 3.89%
9. Registered Nurses 159 3.36%
10. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 154 3.26%
11. Waiters and Waitresses 137 2.90%
12. Child Care Workers 118 2.49%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 118 2.49%
14. Health Technologists and Technicians 115 2.43%
15. Other Personal Care, Not child care 114 2.41%
16. Other Food Preparation and Servers 98 2.07%
17. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 90 1.90%
18. Other Healthcare Support 88 1.86%
19. Business Operations Specialists 86 1.82%
20. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 85 1.80%

La Quinta Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 9,019 51.57%
15-35 hours 2,134 12.20%
1-14 hours 374 2.14%
No regular hours 5,962 34.09%

La Quinta Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 311 3.28%
5 AM-5:29 AM 303 3.20%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 550 5.81%
6 AM-6:29 AM 745 7.86%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 989 10.44%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,572 16.59%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,396 14.74%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,157 12.21%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 546 5.76%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 549 5.80%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 253 2.67%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 51 0.54%
Noon-3:59 PM 532 5.62%
4 PM-11:59 PM 519 5.48%

La Quinta Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 137 1.45%
5-9 718 7.58%
10-14 1,442 15.22%
15-19 1,927 20.34%
20-24 2,136 22.55%
25-29 629 6.64%
30-34 1,276 13.47%
35-39 193 2.04%
40-44 122 1.29%
45-59 300 3.17%
60-89 167 1.76%
At least 90 426 4.50%

La Quinta Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 25 0.26% 6,964 73.51%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,591 16.80%
45-59 20 0.21% 280 2.96%
At least 60 34 0.36% 559 5.90%

La Quinta Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 18 0.18%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,152 11.32%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 8,019 78.78%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 46 0.45%
Color 4 Box Other 118 1.16%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 79 0.78%
Color 6 Box Walked 41 0.40%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 706 6.94%

La Quinta Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


La Quinta Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 8,393 (23,613 people)
Families (2000): 6,539 (20,827 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,408
People at same address in 1995: 8,598
La Quinta Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 257 3.06%
$10,000-$14,999 306 3.65%
$15,000-$19,999 476 5.67%
$20,000-$24,999 496 5.91%
$25,000-$29,999 391 4.66%
$30,000-$34,999 437 5.21%
$35,000-$39,999 521 6.21%
$40,000-$44,999 447 5.33%
$45,000-$49,999 438 5.22%
$50,000-$59,999 958 11.41%
$60,000-$74,999 884 10.53%
$75,000-$99,999 1,011 12.05%
$100,000-$124,999 593 7.07%
$125,000-$149,999 364 4.34%
$150,000-$199,999 341 4.06%
$200,000 or more 473 5.64%

La Quinta Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,434 16.98%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,920 34.58%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 394 4.67%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,194 14.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 43 0.51%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,249 14.79%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 15 0.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 693 8.21%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 300 3.55%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 200 2.37%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

La Quinta Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,715 28.70%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,341 14.28%
Public Assistance 193 0.82%
Retirement 1,513 6.47%
Self Employment 1,492 6.38%
Social Security 2,669 11.41%
Supplemental Security 220 0.94%
Wage / Salary 6,216 26.56%
Other 1,041 4.45%

La Quinta Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,980 53.88%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,551 46.12%

La Quinta Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 683 7.92%
Color 1 Box Married 5,803 67.29%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,871 21.70%
Color 3 Box Widowed 267 3.10%

La Quinta Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,053 11.45%
Color 1 Box Married 6,012 65.35%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,360 14.78%
Color 3 Box Widowed 774 8.41%

La Quinta Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


La Quinta Education Information Back to top
La Quinta Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 901 5.35%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,797 10.67%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,670 21.79%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 4,976 29.55%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,336 7.93%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,722 16.16%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,437 8.53%

La Quinta Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 108 0.46% 239 1.01% 347 1.46%
Kindergarten 366 1.54% 70 0.30% 436 1.84%
Grades 1-4 1,575 6.65% 80 0.34% 1,655 6.98%
Grades 5-8 1,400 5.91% 106 0.45% 1,506 6.36%
Grades 9-12 1,355 5.72% 24 0.10% 1,379 5.82%
Undergrad college 753 3.18% 65 0.27% 818 3.45%
Graduate or professional school 188 0.79% 19 0.08% 207 0.87%
Total 5,745 24.25% 603 2.54% 6,348 26.79%

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La Quinta Public Benefits Information Back to top
La Quinta Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 21,771 92.18%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,847 7.82%

La Quinta Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


La Quinta Criminal Information Back to top
La Quinta Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 4.190 0.195 0.000 0.877 5.262 0.049 18.659 21.923 5.164 45.796
2000 3.571 0.312 0.134 0.625 4.642 0.179 13.525 23.925 4.062 41.691
2001 3.315 0.249 0.041 0.414 4.019 0.373 16.616 33.148 5.511 55.648
2002 3.664 0.122 0.081 0.692 4.559 0.122 14.207 32.485 4.926 51.740
2003 1.713 0.231 0.099 0.494 2.536 0.132 12.880 27.538 4.019 44.436
2004 2.245 0.123 0.031 0.492 2.891 0.123 14.826 32.974 5.260 53.061
2005 2.753 0.253 0.000 0.590 3.596 0.028 17.445 36.238 4.607 58.290
2006 1.737 0.052 0.026 0.804 2.618 0.104 14.465 30.174 4.225 48.865
2007 3.862 0.202 0.022 0.606 4.693 0.135 12.463 21.175 2.740 36.378

La Quinta Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 1,048
2000 1,038
2001 1,440
2002 1,383

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La Quinta Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
La Quinta Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,930 16.59%
10-19 Years 3,503 14.78%
20-29 Years 2,125 8.97%
30-39 Years 3,806 16.06%
40-49 Years 3,305 13.95%
50-59 Years 2,669 11.26%
60-69 Years 2,306 9.73%
70-79 Years 1,579 6.66%
80-89 Years 431 1.82%
90+ Years 40 0.17%

La Quinta Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 11,619 49.04%
Color 1 Box Female 12,075 50.96%

La Quinta Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 14,893 62.86%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 7,584 32.01%
Color 2 Box Asian 401 1.69%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 395 1.67%
Color 1 Box African-American 296 1.25%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 95 0.40%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 19 0.08%
Color 6 Box Other Race 11 0.05%

La Quinta Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 3,397 19.23%
2. English 2,845 16.11%
3. Irish 2,591 14.67%
4. Italian 1,445 8.18%
5. United States Or American 1,038 5.88%
6. French Non-Basque 861 4.88%
7. Scottish 610 3.45%
8. Norwegian 540 3.06%
9. Swedish 524 2.97%
10. Scotch Irish 471 2.67%

La Quinta Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 15,654 71.94%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 5,319 24.44%
3. German 164 0.75%
4. Chinese 95 0.44%
5. Japanese 86 0.40%
6. Korean 84 0.39%
7. Other Indo European 52 0.24%
8. Serbo Croatian 51 0.23%
9. Scandinavian 40 0.18%
10. Gujarathi 35 0.16%

La Quinta Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 20,289 85.77%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,522 6.43%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,843 7.79%

La Quinta Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
La Quinta Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


La Quinta Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
92247 92248 92253