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.
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 11.06 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 citizens of Quartzsite are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.89% of adults in Quartzsite having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Quartzsite in 2022 was $25,405, which is lower middle income relative to Arizona, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,620 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 24.65% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Quartzsite include Italian, Danish, English, German, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Quartzsite is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
