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Scranton, PA vs Quartzsite, AZ

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- Quartzsite is 0% more densely populated than Scranton.
- People are 39.0% more likely to be married in Quartzsite.
- The Median Age is 22.8 years older in Quartzsite.
 Scranton, PAQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,745329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock60.338.4
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 Population - 201076,077  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,354285,036,114
 Population - 199081,805  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock48.193.4
 Land Area25.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Scranton, PAQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock32.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock8.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Scranton, PAQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 White69.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian5.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Scranton, PAQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Married Population38.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married42.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed7.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.712.60
 Households29,892  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock54480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock63.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,219  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock28.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  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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