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.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Quartzsite has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Quartzsite has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Quartzsite than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Quartzsite may be for you.
One of the benefits of Quartzsite is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 11.06 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
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, 24.89% have at least a bachelor's 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.
