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Barstow, CA vs Quartzsite, AZ

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- Quartzsite is 0% more densely populated than Barstow.
- People are 51.4% more likely to be married in Quartzsite.
- The Median Age is 29.7 years older in Quartzsite.
 Barstow, CAQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,745329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock60.338.4
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 Population - 201022,806  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,354285,036,114
 Population - 199021,472  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock48.193.4
 Land Area41.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Barstow, CAQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock32.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock8.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Barstow, CAQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 White21.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian2.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races9.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Barstow, CAQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Married Population35.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married44.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed8.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.712.60
 Households8,543  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock54480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock63.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,802  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock28.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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Reviews for Quartzsite    3 Reviews

We moved here from southern California. We had visited a couple of Winters and enjoyed it so much. It was hot where we moved from so the heat was no surprise.   More

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Maybe parts of the Colorado River are great and the camping in the winter time is fun but the summers are the second hottest in AZ. No where to go no shopping malls, no  More

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Have been going to Quartzsite for about 15 years for the flea market and shows and things have been going downhill at this yearly event in recent years. The town has  More

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