Another notable thing is that Quartzsite is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Quartzsite has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Quartzsite a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Quartzsite spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 11.54 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Quartzsite is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Quartzsite citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.53% of adults in Quartzsite have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Quartzsite in 2022 was $26,658, which is lower middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,632 for a family of four.
Quartzsite is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Quartzsite home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Quartzsite residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Quartzsite also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.66% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Quartzsite include English, German, Danish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Quartzsite is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
