Indio, California, is a U.S. city located in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's desert region; located in Riverside County,26 miles east of Palm Springs, 70 miles east of Riverside and 125 miles east of Los Angeles. The population was 49,116 at the 2000 census, but has experienced fast-growth like many exurban cities in Southern California. According to the book History of the Coachella Valley Water District, the word indio is Spanish for Indian. Indio sits on an earlier site of a Cahuilla village, Teikweit before the 1880s. Indio apartments for rent comparison page shows most up to date rent information on Indio apartments and houses. Rent information is obtained from multiple rental sources but we cannot guarantee their accuracy.