COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thermal vs La Quinta
PLACE A
Thermal, California
VS
PLACE B
La Quinta, California
Thermal is 95% smaller than La Quinta. La Quinta earns more, with a median household income $84,750 higher. La Quinta has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -7%).
THERMALLA QUINTADIFFERENCE
Total population1,80039,440−95% vs La Quinta
Population density1921,117−926
Population growth-6.6%0.2%−6.8 pts
Median age34.353.3−19.0
Male40.3%51.2%−10.9 pts
Female59.7%48.8%+10.9 pts
Foreign-born55.7%15.1%+40.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic1.2%53.7%−52.4 pts
Black1.8%1.3%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino96.4%36.6%+59.8 pts
Asian0.3%4.2%−3.9 pts
Other0.2%4.3%−4.0 pts
Median household income$14,500$99,250−$84,750
Per capita income$17,364$64,505−$47,141
Poverty rate19.3%8.8%+10.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.503−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%40.0%−31.3 pts
Graduate degree3.0%15.6%−12.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%7.3%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation61.3%51.7%+9.6 pts
Median home value$187,000$661,600−$474,600
Median gross rent$986$1,785−$799
Owner-occupied56.6%75.7%−19.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.0%35.6%−18.5 pts
Rent-burdened households57.1%52.6%+4.4 pts
Average commute22.025.6−3.6
Worked from home3.0%17.7%−14.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured10.6%5.3%+5.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024