Housing data for ZIP code 92253

Name: Housing in ZIP code 92253, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 92253 has an estimated 38,666 residents and 24,747 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in La Quinta, Riverside County.

24.2% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,781 (±$152) a month.

The median home value is $661,600 (±$23,949).

The median household income is $99,277 (±$6,022) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 38,666 (±99)
Median gross rent: $1,781
Median home value: $661,600
Households that rent: 24.2%

How ZIP code 92253 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 92253	La Quinta	Riverside County	California	United States
Residents	38,666 (±99)	38,707	2,478,600	39,287,377	334,922,499
Housing units	24,747 (±571)	24,770	869,414	14,644,735	143,775,355
Households that rent	24.2% (±2.9 points)	24.3%	30.9%	44.1%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$1,781 (±$152)	$1,785	$1,901	$2,036	$1,413
Median home value	$661,600 (±$23,949)	$661,600	$557,300	$734,700	$332,700
Median household income	$99,277 (±$6,022)	$99,250	$93,074	$99,122	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$5,636 (±$364)	$5,636	$4,348	$5,124	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	56.1% (±9.4 points)	55.1%	59.4%	55.3%	51.1%
Built before 1980	14.2% (±1.8 points)	14.1%	30.2%	56.0%	49.7%
Average commute	25.6 minutes (±2.1)	25.6 minutes	33.8 minutes	28.7 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	94.5% (±1.7 points)	94.5%	93.6%	93.5%	91.0%
Median age of residents	53.4 years (±2.8)	53.3 years	37.0 years	37.9 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 92253, median gross rent is not measurably different from Riverside County ($1,901).

It is also lower than in California ($2,036).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 92253 is not measurably different from La Quinta as a whole ($1,785).

Its median home value is not measurably different from La Quinta as a whole ($661,600).

Among the 70 ZIP codes in Riverside County with a published estimate, ZIP 92253 ranks 35 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 68 ZIP codes in Riverside County with a published estimate, ZIP 92253 ranks 15 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 70 ZIP codes in Riverside County with a published estimate, ZIP 92253 ranks 26 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 92253

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 92253	Riverside County	California	United States
Less than $500	6.1% (±4.0 points)	2.9%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	12.5% (±6.4 points)	8.8%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	19.5% (±7.8 points)	20.0%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	21.2% (±6.3 points)	22.9%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	20.3% (±6.3 points)	21.4%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	8.5% (±3.9 points)	12.6%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	11.9% (±3.9 points)	11.5%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 21.2% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 92253

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
Studio	$1,041 (±$228)
1 bedroom	$1,081 (±$868)
2 bedrooms	$1,289 (±$542)
3 bedrooms	$2,236 (±$123)
4 bedrooms	$2,715 (±$241)

Rent burden in ZIP code 92253

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 92253	Riverside County	California	United States
Less than 15%	8.3% (±4.0 points)	8.7%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.9% (±4.2 points)	10.0%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.1% (±6.5 points)	12.0%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.7% (±5.4 points)	9.9%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.2% (±3.8 points)	10.7%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	48.9% (±8.6 points)	48.7%	46.0%	41.9%

56.1% (±9.4 points) of renting households in ZIP code 92253 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 92253

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 92253	Riverside County	California	United States
Less than $50,000	0.8% (±0.5 points)	3.6%	2.5%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.8% (±0.5 points)	2.9%	1.7%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.5% (±0.5 points)	1.8%	1.3%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.4% (±0.5 points)	1.6%	1.4%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	3.8% (±1.6 points)	5.1%	4.3%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	22.1% (±3.9 points)	26.6%	17.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	51.1% (±3.6 points)	51.8%	42.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	20.5% (±2.6 points)	6.6%	29.6%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 92253

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 92253	Riverside County	California	United States
Single-family, detached	75.6% (±2.6 points)	68.5%	57.0%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	10.5% (±1.8 points)	6.2%	7.4%	6.2%
2 units	1.8% (±0.8 points)	1.2%	2.4%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	3.3% (±1.1 points)	3.4%	5.4%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	3.6% (±1.4 points)	3.7%	5.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.9% (±0.4 points)	2.8%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	1.9% (±0.6 points)	5.3%	13.6%	10.3%
Mobile home	2.3% (±0.8 points)	8.7%	3.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 92253 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 92253	Riverside County	California	United States
2020 or later	1.3% (±0.6 points)	2.0%	1.3%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	9.9% (±1.7 points)	9.4%	6.5%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	36.4% (±2.2 points)	24.1%	11.2%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	23.8% (±2.5 points)	14.1%	10.1%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	14.5% (±1.4 points)	20.1%	14.9%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	7.8% (±1.3 points)	13.8%	16.8%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	3.0% (±1.0 points)	7.1%	12.5%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	2.4% (±0.7 points)	5.7%	12.4%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	0.2% (±0.1 points)	1.6%	5.4%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	0.8% (±0.4 points)	2.0%	8.9%	11.7%

14.2% of the homes in ZIP code 92253 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 92253

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 92253	Riverside County	California	United States
Utility gas	57.2% (±2.8 points)	70.0%	61.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	36.5% (±2.9 points)	22.8%	29.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.6% (±0.9 points)	3.3%	3.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.4%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.8% (±0.8 points)	1.7%	1.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.2% (±0.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.5% (±0.7 points)	1.5%	3.0%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 92253 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 92253	Riverside County	California	United States
Drove alone	71.6% (±3.0 points)	73.3%	65.7%	68.8%
Carpooled	7.6% (±2.1 points)	11.0%	9.5%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.4% (±0.3 points)	0.7%	2.9%	3.2%
Walked	1.0% (±0.5 points)	1.2%	2.4%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	1.7% (±0.7 points)	1.5%	2.4%	2.0%
Worked from home	17.8% (±2.5 points)	12.3%	17.2%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 92253 take an average of 25.6 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 92253

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
La Quinta	84%	$1,785	24.3%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 92253

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
92210	3.7 mi	$1,088	$1,078,200	$162,990	20.2%
92201	4.8 mi	$1,401	$402,800	$66,758	42.3%
92260	7.1 mi	$1,739	$489,500	$70,091	36.2%
92203	7.2 mi	$1,891	$553,700	$97,311	20.2%
92211	7.9 mi	$1,877	$583,900	$88,477	27.8%
92270	11 mi	$1,510	$807,200	$107,364	18.0%
92264	12 mi	$1,676	$560,100	$77,688	31.2%
92236	13 mi	$1,142	$369,000	$68,393	36.1%

Crime reported to police in Riverside County

In 2025, the police departments that report for Riverside County recorded 272 violent and 1,495 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the figure for the county as a whole.

ZIP code 92253 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92253: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 92253

What is the median rent in ZIP code 92253?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92253 is $1,781 (±$152) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 92253?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 92253 is $661,600 (±$23,949) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 92253?

The median household income in ZIP code 92253 is $99,277 (±$6,022) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 92253 in?

ZIP code 92253 lies mostly in La Quinta.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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