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Mesquite, NV vs Quartzsite, AZ

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- Quartzsite is 0% more densely populated than Mesquite.
- People are 12.2% less likely to be married in Quartzsite.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years older in Quartzsite.
 Mesquite, NVQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,745329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock60.338.4
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 Population - 201015,305  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,354285,036,114
 Population - 19901,871  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now992.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock48.193.4
 Land Area31.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mesquite, NVQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.4%  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 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock32.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8414.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock8.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Mesquite, NVQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 White65.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mesquite, NVQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Married Population61.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married18.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed9.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.712.60
 Households8,522  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock54480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children14.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock63.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,601  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock28.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  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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