Quartzsite, AZ Population

Overview

1,745

Total Population

60.3

Median age

46.70%

Female population %

114.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

128.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

364

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Quartzsite's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Quartzsite is 60.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Quartzsite's population under 18 was 15.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Quartzsite's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 41.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Quartzsite, 15.13% were under the age of 15, 9.86% aged 15 to 29, 33.87% aged 30 to 64, 32.61% aged 65 to 84, and 8.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 115 less females than males in Quartzsite:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.70% females and 53.30% males in Quartzsite, AZ.
The Quartzsite, AZ gender ratio is 114.1:100 i.e. 114.1 men to 100 women (1.141).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 150.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 194.

Quartzsite's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Quartzsite population: 94.27% are White, 1.03% are Black or African American, 4.53% are Asian, 0.11% are some other race and 0.06% are multiracial.
Quartzsite's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 364 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,381 (79.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Quartzsite is White with a population of 1,645 (94.27% of the total population).

Quartzsite's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 3,788 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Quartzsite's population increased by 355 (10.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Quartzsite's population decreased by 1,273 (34.54%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Quartzsite's population was lowest in year 2021 at 2,355.