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Scottsdale, AZ vs Quartzsite, AZ

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- Quartzsite is 0% more densely populated than Scottsdale.
- People are 3.6% more likely to be married in Quartzsite.
- The Median Age is 12.4 years older in Quartzsite.
 Scottsdale, AZQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,745329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock60.338.4
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 Population - 2010217,627  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,354285,036,114
 Population - 1990130,069  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now101.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock48.193.4
 Land Area184.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Scottsdale, AZQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock32.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock8.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Scottsdale, AZQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 White78.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian4.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Scottsdale, AZQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Married Population51.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married30.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.712.60
 Households113,451  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock54480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock63.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households50,896  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock28.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  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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