Another notable thing is that Quartzsite is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Quartzsite’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
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.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 11.54 minutes getting to work every day.
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 population of Quartzsite overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Quartzsite, 23.53% 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.
