La Quinta is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 39,907 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, La Quinta is the 222nd largest community in California. Much of the housing stock in La Quinta was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local La Quinta economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in La Quinta, where the median household income is $99,250.00.

Housing costs in La Quinta are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

A relatively large number of people in La Quinta telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of La Quinta ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in La Quinta, 40.01% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in La Quinta in 2022 was $64,505, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $258,020 for a family of four. However, La Quinta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

La Quinta is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Quinta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Quinta residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. La Quinta also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.63% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in La Quinta include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of La Quinta's cultural character, accounting for 15.05% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in La Quinta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.